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Daniel Vettori was named as assistant to Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald on Tuesday, who said the former New Zealand captain’s knowledge and experience would be invaluable. All-rounder Vettori played 113 Tests and 295 one-day internationals for the Black Caps and partnered with McDonald with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He will continue as head coach of the Birmingham Phoenix at The Hundred in England. “It is a very strong and united group that has the potential to face a very rewarding and hopefully successful period,” Vettori said of the Australian squad.
Victoria’s Andre Borovec, who has worked with the squad on select tours for the past year, also became an assistant and will coach Australia A next month in Sri Lanka ahead of the national team’s two-Test series there.
Their appointments follow McDonald’s appointment as head coach in April after Justin Langer retired, and the departure of Jeff Vaughan to coach Tasmania.
“Andre has been fantastic for the group as he was involved as a highly skilled and experienced high performance coach,” said McDonald.
“He’s a great cultural fit and brings the skills to complement our high-performance specialists.
“I have worked with Daniel before and couldn’t speak better of his approach, work ethic and rapport he brings,” he added.
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“His experience and balanced style are well documented. He is a great fit and will bring an enormous amount of knowledge to the team.”
McDonald’s team already features batting coach Michael Di Venuto, spin coach Sri Sriram and former Test seam bowler Clint McKay.
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