Trevor Bayliss set to take over from late Shane Warne as interim head coach of Hundred team London Spirit
World Cup-winning head coach Trevor Bayliss is set for a return to English cricket with Lord’s-based Hundred team London Spirit.
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Pakistan vs Australia: Pat Cummins Hails Interim Coach Andrew McDonald After Test Series Win
After Australia's 1-0 Test series triumph over Pakistan on Friday, captain Pat Cummins praised the influence of interim coach Andrew McDonald in the team's victory. Nathan Lyon's five-wicket haul and skipper Pat Cummins' three-wicket haul helped Australia in bowling out Pakistan at 235 and claiming a victory by 155 runs on Day 5 of the third Test. "He's fantastic, Very diligent, very thorough, strategic, very organised. He is a huge part of this tour win ... and all the support staff. It's not just the players that walk out, we have got a squad of 30-odd people working so hard. He (McDonald) has been an important part," cricket.com.au quoted Pat Cummins as saying.
Airdrie maintain League One pursuit of title hopefuls Cove Rangers as top two win
Cinch Scottish League One leaders Cove Rangers showed their title credentials with a 2-1 win at third-placed Montrose.
"Incredible Feat": Andrew McDonald Hails Babar Azam's Marathon Innings in 2nd Test
Australia interim head coach Andrew McDonald has hailed Babar Azam's 196-run knock in the fourth and final innings of the second Test that was played in Karachi. Having to bat almost two days and a score of 506 to chase, Pakistan were fighting the odds but Babar showed great fight and character to keep the Australians at bay. During the course of his knock, Babar also registered the highest score by a captain in the fourth innings of a Test.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald sees no problem with fourth innings failures
Andrew McDonald has dismissed concerns over the team's failure to win Test matches from dominant positions after Pat Cummins' side were frustrated by Pakistan in the Karachi draw. Australia fell three wickets short of victory and a 1-0 series lead in the second Test despite setting a 506-run chase and bowling more than 171 overs. They have now tallied five such failures to bowl out teams on day five for victory in their last 19 Tests.
Australia leaning toward two spinners for second test - coach
MELBOURNE : Australia will not decide on the makeup of their attack for the second test against Pakistan until seeing the pitch but their intelligence on Karachi has them leaning toward playing two spinners, interim head coach Andrew McDonald said.
Pakistan vs Australia - "In Good Hands, Being Guided By Security Experts": Australia's Interim Coach After Peshawar Bomb Blast
Australia's interim head coach Andrew McDonald said his team was in good hands and will be guided by security experts after a suicide bomb blast killed at least 56 people at a mosque in Peshawar. In a media interaction on Friday after the first day's play in the opening Test, McDonald said that the team would be guided by security experts if the situation were to change. The Australian coach said the loss of innocent lives was a tragedy and the thoughts of the team were with the affected families.
Australian team to continue Pak tour despite Peshawar blast: PCB source
Pakistan despite a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in Peshawar, which is about 184 kilometres from Rawalpindi, where the visitors are playing their first Test in the country after 24 years. "Cricket Australia is constantly in touch with the Pakistan Cricket Board, their High Commission and relevant security personnel and there is no danger to the historic tour," a source in the board, who declined to be named, said on Friday.