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Brydon Coverdale
October 13, 2011
Australia's captain, Michael Clarke, does not believe Pat Howard's lack of cricket experience will be a problem after he was appointed to one of Cricket Australia's most senior positions. Howard, a former rugby international, was on Thursday unveiled as the general manager of team performance, a newly-created role in which Clarke and the head coach will report to him.
A self-confessed "terrible legspinner" whose main cricket experience came at school, Howard will be responsible for installing Australia's new coach and full-time selector, and faces the challenge of helping the team rise back up the Test rankings. Clarke said Howard's off-field record, which included a high-performance position with the Australian Rugby Union, was impressive, and his new job was not a role that required someone with cricket expertise.
"He does not coach or captain, has been very successful in this task, and it did the first [Rugby]," Clarke said in Sydney before flying to Australia tour of South Africa. "It 'played a lot of sports, and he knows his cricket pretty well, so I'm not worried at all that he has not played any cricket at the highest level. Now is the communication and CEO, James Sutherland, the head coach, president selectors and the captain to know what to do to continue to move forward. "
The most pressing issue now is the appointment of a coach after Tim Nielsen came back after the visit to Sri Lanka. The position of the enlarged head coach features a lot more responsibility in accordance with the audit recommendations Argus, put the new mentor to guide strategies through coaching cricket elite in Australia and the national team.
Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur and Australia coach Fielding, Steve Rixon, may be expected to be among the leading candidates, although this could take up to two months for an appointment to do. Howard said on Thursday the importance of ensuring Clarke and the new mentor could work well together, and Clarke confirmed that he would have input into the appointment.
"I'm probably going to have an impact in relation to the coach, and fell to James [Sutherland] and the director general to make these decisions, but I'm sure there will be communication, as we try to get the best people for the job" he said. "We all want to see cricket in Australia back to number one in all forms of play and the player with the role of selection have that mentality."
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