Cricket: Arthur appointed Australia coach
The 43-year-old is the first non-Australian to be handed the job.
SYDNEY:
South Africa’s Mickey Arthur was appointed Australia’s new head cricket coach two months after Tim Nielsen quit, completing a sweeping revamp of the way the team is run.
The 43-year-old is the first non-Australian to be handed the job and will assume the reins for the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on December 1, promising to bring a ‘fresh, unblinkered eye’ to the role. “I’m honoured to have another chance to coach an international team, particularly a team of the ilks of Australia,” said Arthur, who has also coached South Africa. “I think I bring a fresh, unblinkered eye to the role after plotting against Australia when coaching South Africa.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2011.
South Africa’s Mickey Arthur was appointed Australia’s new head cricket coach two months after Tim Nielsen quit, completing a sweeping revamp of the way the team is run.
The 43-year-old is the first non-Australian to be handed the job and will assume the reins for the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on December 1, promising to bring a ‘fresh, unblinkered eye’ to the role. “I’m honoured to have another chance to coach an international team, particularly a team of the ilks of Australia,” said Arthur, who has also coached South Africa. “I think I bring a fresh, unblinkered eye to the role after plotting against Australia when coaching South Africa.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2011.