Manchester, Sep 14 (IANS): Trevor Bayliss is delighted with how his first year as England team's chief coach has unfolded and said the Ashes win was the highlight of his tenure so far.

The Australian was brought in charge before the Ashes and was successful in making an immediate impact by ensuring a 3-2 victory over World Cup winners Australia in the five-match Test series.

England could have won the One-Day International (ODI) series too against Australia but lost the decider on Sunday after having levelled the five-game series at 2-2.

Despite the English summer ending with a reverse, Bayliss has been delighted with the start to his tenure.

"It has been great, I suppose winning has made it a little bit easier to take," Bayliss, whose side also won both the T20 internationals against Australia, was quoted as saying by ecb.co.uk.

"Certainly everyone in English cricket has made me feel very welcome, especially the boys, the other management and the coaches. It has been really good."

Commenting on his first summer in charge, Trevor Bayliss said: "It has been great, I suppose winning has made it a little bit easier to take."

Asked to pick out a special moment, Bayliss said: "The Ashes win was a highlight. The game for me was down at Edgbaston. To come back from the flopping we got at Lord's was a fantastic effort."

"The crowd down there was also really good, the atmosphere was superb. That really gave the guys the kick along they needed. To end up winning that fourth match (at Trent Bridge), you almost had to pinch yourself the way it went on that first morning. Plenty of things to remember and remember for a long time."

England have also seen major improvements in their ODIs form following the early exit from the World Cup. They have been counter attacking which has yielded results, as they bagged the ODI series against New Zealand 3-2 a few months back.

Revealing reasons for the turnaround, Bayliss said: "The attitude of the players, they want to play positive and aggressive cricket."

"But they want to get better, they realise they have played some good cricket and come a long way but if they want to be the best in the world, they have got a lot of hard work to do."

"Most of them are only mid-20s so they have got a lot of time in front of them, and a lot of hard work. The skill level of the players actually in the team going forward is very exciting," he added.