[old crust]

Good appointment naming Troy Cooley as the new coach. I know a couple of people who knew him from his England bowling coach days and they speak very highly of him. Fletcher should have never been allowed to ease him out of the England set up.

Lets hope he gets a good run at the job and produces a competitive team ready for the next Ashes series.

[Fork Handles]

Don't know much about him....but he has declared himself to be a fill-in only, no interest in a permanent appointment.



Kinda like Mirky on soi 6; it could become permanent after a few clashes.

[bazzap]

He is only an interim coach, OC.




Quoted from Cricinfo

Cooley has spent most of the past five years working closely with Australia's attack as the team's bowling coach, but he stepped away earlier this year to become head coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. His appointment as Australia's interim coach came after he told Cricket Australia he wouldn't be applying for the full-time role.

It will be interesting to see how they go in South Africa. They surprised everyone by how well they went last time they were there. Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin need to lift otherwise they will be gone. IMHO


Strange that they are only playing 2 Tests.


I thought this was interesting

Cooley will rejoin the Australians at a time of great change, but also of great promise, after their 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka. Tackling South Africa in their own conditions will be a different challenge, but despite being ranked second on the ICC Test table, South Africa have not won a Test series at home since beating Bangladesh in 2008.

We live in hope!!!

[old crust]

Who else is in the frame?

If they win in S Africa (which will be an hard ask) then they might offer it to him.

[Fork Handles]

Johnson and HAddin both out for the T20.



But why is Hilditch still picking the side?

[old crust]

Originally Posted by Fork Handles

But why is Hilditch still picking the side?

Thought he had been sacked.

He never knows when to pack up, remember him constantly hooking the ball to the fine leg's hands on his tour of England a fair few years ago.

[foz]

Old crust you still going to next ashes ?

[old crust]

Originally Posted by foz

Old crust you still going to next ashes ?

Not sure now they have brought the series forward a year. It will depend on if I can bring my retirement forward. Certainly want to go.

How about you foz?

[foz]

Originally Posted by old crust

Not sure now they have brought the series forward a year. It will depend on if I can bring my retirement forward. Certainly want to go.

How about you foz?

Yeah still going with the boy planning on retiring the day before i go . Been putting £30 a week away for last 2 years ,so dosh sides ok. Boys going to take a year out .

[bazzap]

Originally Posted by foz

Yeah still going with the boy planning on retiring the day before i go . Been putting £30 a week away for last 2 years ,so dosh sides ok. Boys going to take a year out .

Dec 2013, Foz??