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Report: Allan Donald to be named Australia's new bowling coach - dillinger10 - 04-27-2016
Quote:South Africa fast bowling great Allan Donald is set to join the Australian team as a bowling coach for the Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka and at least one series against the Proteas.
According to News Limited Donald will fill the vacancy left by former bowling coach Craig McDermott, who finished up with CA at the end of the World T20 tournament in India, for a lengthy tour of Sri Lanka that features three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20Is between July and September.
Cricket Australia have not officially confirmed Donald's appointment, but the report suggests he will also join the Australian squad for a one-day series in South Africa in September and potentially even the crucial three-Test series against the Proteas which begins in Perth in November.
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/allan-donald-bowling-coach-australia-south-africa-sri-lanka-tour-darren-lehmann/2016-04-26
Be interested to hear what DownUnda makes of this hire. A great bowler, no doubt, but I am not sure about his resume as a bowling coach to date. New Zealand's pace attack improved dramatically after he left and Bond took over. While South Africa's bowling attack was unquestionably much better under Vincent Barnes than Donald, and very few, if any, fringe players improved under Donald's tutelage. It looks like it is only a short-term hire, so probably a worthwhile gamble.
Re: Report: Allan Donald to be named Australia's new bowling coach - dillinger10 - 04-28-2016
Cricket Australia have confirmed the temporary hiring of Allan Donald. He will serve as the bowling coach for the tour of Sri Lanka only. I guess the reports from yesterday that he would stay on and coach the team against South Africa were erroneous. Stuart Law has also been hired for that tour to replace Greg Blewett as the batting coach. Law makes sense as a temporary hire as he coached both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, so will have knowledge of local conditions.
I wonder if in future we will see more temporary coaches hired for specific tours/tournaments?
Re: Report: Allan Donald to be named Australia's new bowling coach - ketchim - 04-28-2016
Methink he is hired for Reverse SWING !
OZ looking for their quartet to "Swing Both Ways"
