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Timbo

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I see no problem with it tbh...

Anyone who's captained any sports team at any level will tell you they like to have input in their side. And it's not like Clarke wouldn't have a big say as it was. This just formalizes the arrangement.

Thank f**k Chappel's been given the arse though.
 
yappy

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I don't have a problem with Belinda Clark at all. Very fine cricketer with outstanding record and long and deep association with the sport as a player and official. Just because she's missing a y chromosome shouldn't exclude her from the GM position. If she's good enough she's man enough (or something like that). I reckon she could very well be the outstanding candidate.
 
Hallatia

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With the top coaching job in Aussie cricket up for grabs, we look at the six men Cricket Australia should be targeting to take Michael Clarke's team back to the top of the tree.

The release of the Argus Review has thrown open the door for a fresh face to mentor the Aussies towards a new dawn in Australian cricket. Will Tim Nielsen return to the fore, or is it time for a change?

Steve Waugh
Pros: When Australian cricket was in a desperate state in the 1980s, we called on one of the toughest coaches of all-time in Bobby Simpson to steer us towards greener pastures. Times are again desperate and Steve Waugh is arguably one the toughest competitors to have ever donned a baggy green. With his honest, ruthless and no-nonsense approach, Waugh could be the man to lead Australia out of their current slide. Tugga's record as skipper speaks for itself and he knows what it takes to achieve success.
Cons: Waugh has no high-profile coaching experience which may weigh against his cause. The 2004 Australian of the Year is also heavily involved with charity work and may be reluctant to vacate his post to man the sinking Aussie ship.

Darren Lehmann
Pros: Lehmann is one of the more colourful characters in Australian cricket and may be able to win back the fans with a fresh approach to the game. He took Deccan Chargers from last to win the Indian Premier League in 2009 and is recognised as one of Australian cricket's sharpest minds. Lehmann's innovative approach to coaching has seen him earn the reins with Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat in the Australian domestic competitions for the next three seasons.
Cons: Besides being pre-occupied by his Queensland gig, Boof won't be remembered as one of the greatest physical specimens to grace the field and has been known to value a regime of stubbies and smokes over exercise and diet. Was also believed to foster a particular dislike towards fielding. This mantra might not be suited to the demands and expectations of the modern international game, particularly with the growing prevalance of Twenty20 cricket.

Shane Warne
Pros: Warne excelled in a duel role as captain and coach guiding the Rajasthan Royals to a surprise title in the inaugural IPL edition in 2008. He possesses anincredibly astute cricket brain, capable of spotting technical and mental weakness. Many believe him to be the best captain Australia never had, held back only by his misdemeanours off the field. Warne was able to revive the long-lost art of spin bowling; perhaps he can revive the dying art of achieving success with the Aussie cricket team?
Cons: Warne dismissed the role of coach when playing under John Buchanan as only being useful in transporting players to the ground. He is known for his antics away from the field and as a human headline, may distract the focus of the team. The Spin King might find it hard to fit in a coaching gig around his extensive media commitments, poker tournaments - plus his new solarium routine and A-List lifestyle with fiancee Liz Hurley.

Mickey Arthur
Pros: The former South Africa-turned-Western Australia coach is arguably one of the best-credentialled mentors in the game. South Africa were in worse shape than Australia when Arthur took over as coach in 2005, before he took the meekly ranked Proteas to No.1 in both forms of the game. His steely resolve and reputation as a strict disciplinarian could revive the hunger within the Aussie ranks. The expanded responsibilities of the new coaching role would allow a foreign coach like Arthur, free of existing sentiment, to shake up the ranks and make necessary changes.
Cons: Unlike most other Test cricket nations, Australia is yet to experiment with an overseas coach. It remains to be seen how the notion of letting a former rival behind enemy lines would sit with Aussie fans.

Tom Moody
Pros: Moody's name has been suggested for most vacant international coaching roles in the past five years after turning around a vastly inconsistent Sri Lanka between 2005-2007. He comes with plenty of experience and his credentials can only be enhanced by previous interest from England and India. Moody is understood to have a good temperament and may be an effective mentor for the new breed of youngsters coming through the ranks.
Cons: Moody has been tried and tested including recent unsuccessful stints in charge of an underachieving Western Australia (2007-2010) and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL (2008-2010). He famously withdrew from the coaching race for the Australia job in 2007 despite being touted as a major contender to succeed John Buchanan - paving the way for Nielsen's takeover.

Andy Flower
Pros: Flower took hold of an England team in depths of a crisis and swifty turned them into a force that would rise to the No.1 Test playing nation in the world in little over two years. The former Zimbabwe wicket-keeper has developed a reputation as a quiet achiever whose coaching record cannot be denied. He fits as the right sort of candidate to resurrect Australia to their former glory.
Cons: With England just entering a potential crest of success, Cricket Australia will have a task on its hands poaching Flower from Lord's.
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Steve Waugh is winning the poll by a long way and Neilsen is even less popular than other. I'm in favour if Arthur.
 
beads6

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I think Rixon is the man for the job. Very experienced which is what the side needs at the moment. I doubt Steve Waugh is even an option TBH. Moody is overrated and Mickey Arthur is not an Aussie so doesn't have my vote.
 
hineyrulz

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Stumper should have got the job before Neilsen, do we really want a Saffa coaching us???? Shows how low we have sunk :(
 
Hallatia

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Every world number one team since Australia has had an African coach at the helm. Seems like a pretty good credential.
 
simmo1

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Mark Waugh would be a much better candidate than Steve Waugh. At least he still watches the state games.
 
yappy

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Ric Charlesworth.

If not then Stumper. We don't need an outsider, we just have to stop promoting gimps. There have always been better credentialed contenders than Nielsen and Hilditch - we just haven't given them the job.
 
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http://www.cricket.com.au/news-display/CA-congratulates-retiring-Nielsen/25559

CA congratulates retiring Nielsen
20 September, 2011
Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland tonight congratulated retiring Australian coach Tim Nielsen on his performance during a particularly challenging time for Australian international cricket.

“Tim has been national coach during a period in which we have had a long list of great champions leave the game and has been a strong support for new players coming into the side over that period,” Sutherland said.

“I was delighted when he agreed to renew his contract last year and had encouraged him to apply for the new, expanded and redesigned Head Coach role that the CA Board approved last month after the tabling of the Australian Team Performance Review.

“However, I have spoken to Tim and understand and respect his decision to now begin a new chapter in his professional life.

“He has contributed greatly to Australian international cricket in roles as assistant national coach, head coach at the Centre of Excellence and during four years as national coach. We all wish him well in the future,” Mr Sutherland added.

Nielsen has advised CA he is due to take up a new Australian cricket role that will be announced soon.

Mr Sutherland said CA would move to appoint an interim, acting national coach for the coming October-November VB Tour of South Africa while recruiting a new Head Coach.
Tim Nielsen said: “It has been an honour and a privilege to work with the Australian cricket team in the role of Head Coach for the last four and half years.

“Throughout that period we have had some great success as well as experiencing some tough times. I have enjoyed every minute of working hard with the playing group, aiming to give ourselves the best possible chance of representing Australia to the very best of our ability.

“I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead in my coaching career and have no doubt the experiences I have gained working with the Australian cricket team will hold me in good stead moving forward.”

Nielsen coached Australia between 2007- 2011.

He coached Australia in 15 Tests series, won 9 of those, lost 5 and drew 1 series.

Australia are currently ranked number 1 in ODI cricket and Nielsen coached Australian in 25 ODI series, overseeing 17 winning series, 7 lost series and one drawn ODI series.
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