Daniel Vettori. Photo- Getty(1)
Daniel Vettori. Photo- Getty(1)

Former New Zealand National Cricket Team captain Daniel Vettori is set to be appointed as senior assistant coach of the Australia National Cricket Team, according to a report in The Age, and he will be working alongside newly-appointed head coach Andrew McDonald.

Daniel Vettori joined the Australian team, temporarily, as a mentor in the Australia tour of the Pakistan 2022 white-ball series. However, now he is expected to work regularly with the side as the newly appointed head coach builds his support staff. This will lead to McDonald having two key lieutenants, Michael Di Venuto and Daniel Vettori.

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Daniel Vettori. Photo- Getty
Daniel Vettori. Photo- Getty

Notably, the duo has previously worked together in the marquee Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise.

Also, they were due to work together for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred but the tournament was postponed for a year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. When the tournament finally began McDonald was busy with national duties and Vettori coached the Phoenix temporarily.

Meanwhile, Vettori, who is currently working as an analyst for ESPNcricinfo, may be available for Australia’s job during the Sri Lanka series if he and Cricket Australia can reach terms.

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My belief is to still have that one coach and share the workload within that – Andrew McDonald

Andrew McDonald. Photo- CA
Andrew McDonald. Photo- CA

Andrew McDonald, who replaced Justin Langer as Australia’s head coach, gave his opinions on the spilt coaching system, which will be followed by England, and said that he believes that there should only be one head coach in the team.

“My belief is to still have that one coach and share the workload within that. I think for me the continuity of messaging is critical. But also the priorities shift. And people probably don’t like me saying this, but the priorities do shift at certain times. You can’t be everything to everyone,” he said.

“For example, Pat Cummins, on the back of three Test matches in Pakistan, at the end of that he’s severely fatigued and then the white-ball team gets compromised because Pat Cummins isn’t playing. But he’s not ready to perform in that environment.”

Daniel Vettori To Be Appointed As Assistant Coach To Australia's Head Coach Andrew McDonald – Reports
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“If you had split coaches, which format takes priority? So, I think the ability to have one selection panel, one coach to work through that, give the direction to what the priorities are at the time and managing the overall squad as such and then someone, potentially a Michael Di Venuto or another assistant coach, coming in to allow the head coach to balance the workload but still stick on the same path,” he said.

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