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Brydon Coverdale
October 13, 2011
Cricket Australia will not rush in to naming Tim Nielsen's replacement as head coach, even if it means starting the home summer with the stand-in Troy Cooley still in charge. The appointment of Pat Howard as general manager of team performance means that in theory the search for a new mentor can move forward, but it will be slowed by the fact Howard does not start his new job until mid-November.
That leaves only a fortnight before the first Test of the summer, against New Zealand at the Gabba starting on December 1. Cooley, the head coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, is with Australia's squad in South Africa as acting coach, and he could find himself filling the position a little longer, after Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland said the process would roll out over "the next couple of months".
"We know and understand that we have a coach, Troy Cooley, acting in the role yet," said Sutherland. "We are very aware of it. What I have always said that accelerate this process, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. We understand the urgency, but we will not compromise the process, because we have to make sure we go through a rigorous process to identify the best person for the job.
"This is clearly a key and almost the first to come on the radar of Pat We are in a position from today to move forward with this stuff and the next month or whatever it takes -. probable that in the next two months ".
Howard is a man key to finding a new head coach, expanded role, which includes coaching strategy directed to the entire Elite Cricket Australia. He said the captain, Michael Clarke would have an important role in determining a new mentor, and the couple should work closely with Australia to reject the classification test.
"It came to be complementary and work with the captain," said John Howard "You can not have an antagonistic work from day -. never going to work then the possibility of what really is the backbone of cricket, the coach and the captain had to work very well together, these considerations have absolutely .. to be part of how to form the puzzle together. Michael skills and strengths have to be used and complete. "
Trainers appointing authority are not new to Howard. During his time as a high performance manager with the Australian Rugby Union, he signed the New Zealander Robbie Deans as coach of the national team of Australia, a move that led to the realization of the Wallabies Sunday's World Cup semi-final against the All Blacks. Cricket team in Australia has never had a foreign coach, and while this tradition is likely to continue, Howard will at least bring a new perspective for research.
"I see myself with a very strong role," he said. "I had a lot of recruiting ACT Brumbies coach -. l ', Queensland Reds, who won the Super 15 this year, and Australia have a history of very strong, although in a different sport here.
"I was recruited Robbie Deans. It was very singular. It was what was required in the game and then went through a fairly rigorous process by being able to deal with it. You have to hire the best person for the job. Things that factors such as culture, which takes into account, when the equipment is less, and not have a preconceived idea. An important thing to me is not about names, it is to get the capabilities that the party needs at this time to complete the other people there. "
The second important event horizon is a national selection, full-time role, which includes the title of a five-man jury. So far, the President of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, remain in force as part-time selector Jamie Cox, when Greg Chappell, who is lost, when the new panel was appointed, is in South Africa as the selector for ' obligation.
"We are probably the most advanced in the role of national coach," said Sutherland. "We announced a few weeks ago, so the research consultant worked with recruiter met with different people and develop a list of names waiting on hold for the general manager is appointed. Now we return to a stage where we can start talk about this a little more freely and begin to reach the short list for identification. It is not the same kind of time, but we know that summer is approaching and we have someone on board as soon as possible. "
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