Cricket: Nielsen steps down as coach

COLOMBO: Tim Nielsen has relinquished his post as Australia’s head coach after his side secured a draw against Sri Lanka in the final Test to clinch the series 1-0. Australia will now have an interim head coach during their tour of South Africa. “Tim has been national coach during a period in which we have had a long list of great champions leave the game and has been a strong support for new players coming into the side,” said Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland. “I understand and respect his decision to now begin a new chapter in his professional life.”



Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2011.