Cricket-England rope in Hussey, Saker as consultants for T20 World Cup
14/09/2022 15:10
Sept 14 (Reuters) - England have added former Australia
batsman Michael Hussey and the ex-bowling coach David Saker to
their backroom staff for the Twenty20 World Cup, the country's
cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
Hussey, batting coach of Indian Premier League franchise
Chennai Super Kings, and Australian Saker, who was England's
bowling coach from 2010 to 2015, will work as consultants
alongside head coach Matthew Mott.
"Saker will join the tourists in Pakistan for the
seven-match tour preceding the World Cup," the ECB said in a
statement https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/2790089/michael-hussey-and-david-saker-join-england-mens-coaching-set-up-for-t20-world-cup,
with Hussey coming on board for the tournament that gets
underway in Australia on Oct. 16.
England, who have not won the T20 World Cup since 2009, also
play Australia in a three-match series before kicking off their
campaign against Afghanistan on Oct. 22.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru
Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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