Cricket Australia appoint Andrew McDonald as men’s head coach | Australia cricket team

Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as the person to guide Australia on upcoming excursions to Sri Lanka and India, the T20 World Cup, an away Ashes collection and past after being formally unveiled as Justin Langer’s substitute as head coach.

McDonald had been within the place on an interim foundation since Langer stepped down in February, and oversaw the current tour to Pakistan, the place Australia received a tightly contested Check collection 1-0, misplaced a three-match ODI collection 2-1 and received a one-off T20.

He joined the nationwide setup in 2019 after main Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades to all three home competitors titles through the 2018-19 season, and can now take cost of the boys’s nationwide facet after signing a four-year contract.

He inherits a workforce that has loved substantial current success with victory in final 12 months’s T20 World Cup adopted by a dominant Ashes collection win over England.

“The journey to date has been notably pleasing, and I’m honoured to be given this unbelievable alternative for what’s an thrilling interval forward,” McDonald mentioned. “The success of the World Cup, the Ashes collection and now Pakistan has been testomony to the onerous work and management of Justin [Langer], Pat [Cummins] and Aaron [Finch] together with the gamers and the assist workers.

“My plan is to construct on the expansion, depth and expertise of the squad whereas working collectively with the group and throughout the sport. There are lots of challenges within the short-term which I do know excites the management group, the gamers and the workers.”

Cricket Australia interviewed a number of candidates for the function, which the chief government, Nick Hockley, mentioned was “probably the most essential in Australian sport”.

“Andrew has already proven he’s an impressive head coach and the imaginative and prescient he outlined for the function through the appointment course of was each spectacular and thrilling, making him our clear selection,” Hockley mentioned.

“We’re pleased with the best way the workforce performed and the respect proven all through the tour of Pakistan below the management of Andrew, Pat and Aaron and actually happy Andrew is taking up the function completely.”

McDonald will take cost of the workforce throughout all three codecs, though given the size of that job some white balls collection could also be overseen by an assistant coach.