Buchanan to coach England in Ashes
The former coach of the Australia cricket team, John Buchanan has been appointed as the advisor of the England team for this year’s Ashes. England travel to Australia to play the Ashes, which beings in November.
Buchanan had coached the Australian team for a period of eight years, and ended his term with a 5-0 series result against England in the Ashes. He was also the coach of the side during the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, both of which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 won.
Buchanan has already worked with the English cricket board as a consultant during the previous Ashes, which England went on to win against Australia. However, it has been reported that this time the former Australian coach will be expected to provide many more insights into the individual players from the opposition, something that some of the Australian cricketers have been resentful of. He will also give some insights into the manner in which the side needs to approach each of the individual grounds where the games will be played. England is hoping that Buchanan can give them some inside knowledge about their opponents.
The former Australian coach has had his share of critics for his unorthodox methods, including Shane Warne. Warne has often said that Buchanan complicated the very simple things with his methods. Reacting to the appointment, Warne said, “He'll bring something to the table. Cluedo, perhaps." Warne was flippantly referring to a popular board game.
However, this is not expected to be a one-off role for Buchanan, who will also coach the England Under-19 team when he will be with the English side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders side in the first two editions of the Indian Premier League but the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals on both occasions. In the second of those two tournaments, Kolkata had ended last after the coach removed Sourav Ganguly as the captain of the side and got in Brendon McCullum. He was subsequently axed from his contract and replaced by Dav Whatmore.
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