Want to give players a healthy, competitive environment: New Australian head coach Andrew McDonald

New Australia men’s cricket team head coach Andrew McDonald has said that coaches are hired to provide a healthy and competitive environment, and he wants to give players the best possible opportunity to grow and thrive.

McDonald – who had a short stint as interim coach of the Australian men’s team after Justin Langer stepped down weeks before the tour of Pakistan – was handed a four-year contract by Cricket Australia (CA) and the 40-year-old former Test player . He said he would also like to give the assistant coaches in his team some white-ball assignments to lead.

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According to reports, Langer’s position as coach became volatile in August last year after players and support staff expressed their dislike for his “unstable micro-management style”. Reportedly this was one of the reasons why CA was ready to give him only one six. -Month contract renewal, which the 51-year-old declined and decided to step down.

Many current players, including white-ball captain Aaron Finch, wanted a coach willing to take a collaborative approach, and McDonald emerged as the front-runner.

McDonald told sen.com.au that he is ready to take a step back if the player or his assistant coach has better insight into certain areas of the game.

McDonald said on Sen. “In order to give players the best opportunity to grow and learn in their environment, I think there’s a coach who helps prepare players, gives them the best options and helps them learn more about people and players.” evolves as it is.” 1170 run home.

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“I get what success looks like, are you going to fix it all the time? Potentially not, but you can crack it. I just want people to talk about what they created The environment has improved.

“There are times when assistant coaches take the lead in a few rounds of the white ball, that is definitely in the pipeline. You are also developing coaches in your staff; You are giving them the opportunity to lead and give them different challenges and they feel that they are growing in that environment.

“It’s about making everyone better on the go.”

After a month-long tour of Pakistan, McDonald will get his first assignment as full-time coach when Australia tour Sri Lanka in June for a multi-format series.

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