Australian Cricket Board on 22 November 2011 announced the appointment of Mickey Arthur as the head coach of Australia’s national cricket team. Arthur became the first foreign head coach of the Australian team. He was appointed to remain in charge of Australia’s team until after the 2015 World Cup, being hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Arthur replaced Tim Nielsen, who opted not to apply for the position after an extensive independent review in early 2011 in the wake of Australia’s home Ashes series loss to England. Arthur was chosen ahead of other contenders such as former Australian test players Steve Rixon and Tom Moody who both have experience as coaches of national teams and Justin Langer.
As the head coach Arthur will be responsible for planning, preparing coaching staff and taking joint responsibility with captain Michael Clark for the team performances.
Arthur played 110 first-class matches in South Africa before moving into coaching and had gathered vast experience in the domestic competition before taking over as Proteas head coach in 2005. Arthur coached South Africa from 2005 to 2010, leading them to a first series victory in England for 43 years and a maiden series win in Australia.
He had also coached Western Australia in Australia’s domestic competition.
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