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Geoff Lawson, the Australian pacer turned coach, has strongly recommended Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to arrange a complete support staff if it desires to install Dean Jones, the ex-Australian batsman, as the Men in Green's new head coach.
Lawson, who also coached Pakistan for at least 15 months, argued that his countryman does not have professional experience in International coaching, therefore, he will need assistant coaches in all three departments in order to execute his duties perfectly.
However, he has hailed the cricketing capabilities and skill of Jones, claiming that he will work with ‘wonderful enthusiasm’ provided he gets proper support from the board.
Talking to the media today, Lawson said, “Jones would be an interesting choice as he doesn’t have any recent coaching credentials. He does, however, go about all his projects with wonderful enthusiasm but he would need very good specialist coaches.”
Jones is one of the candidates the PCB has shortlisted for the post of head coach, and the majority opinion goes to his favour.
The board advertised the coach vacancy a few weeks back following the resignation of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 from the post. The former Pakistan skipper and pacer gave in the role for some personal reasons.
Jones, who played 52 Test and 164 matches from 1984 to 1994, is working as coach and commentator in domestic cricket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. Now, he wants some lucrative overseas adventure.
The short listing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 is the result of Lawson’s frequent pronouncements and the belief that only a foreign coach can solve the mess of Pakistan cricket.
Lawson, who was hired by the PCB in 2007 following the tragic death of the then coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128.
In the backdrop of Waqar’s resignation, some demanded Lawson to rejoin, but he refused.
Today, he has clarified the cause of his refusal, “I am not available for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 job while Butt is in any administrative position with the PCB,” stated Lawson.
The 53-year-old, who represented the Aussies in 46 Tests and 79 ODIs, is coaching the one of the Indian Premier League franchises, Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803.
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