Melbourne: Australia pacer Scott Boland has termed interim head coach Andrew McDonald as one of the most knowledgeable coaches he has worked with so far. McDonald became Australia’s interim coach after Justin Langer stepped down in February and is the front-runner for the position of CA coach. Boland said on the Sen. Breakfast Show, “I’ve only been with Langer about a month with him, but it clearly wasn’t cool to see how it all went. While there, the team has moved on a little bit now.” And the team looks forward to working with Andrew McDonald.”
McDonald has been in interim charge since the T20I series against Sri Lanka and is now all set to coach the Australian team on their tour of Pakistan in March. Boland felt it would be wonderful if McDonald would take the role of head coach full-time.
He continued, “If McDonald’s was offered that role and would play the role, I think he would be fantastic. He’s probably the most knowledgeable coach I’ve worked with. Working with him in Victoria for a few years Doing and playing with him at the back end of his career has been very helpful for me and my bowling.”
Boland bowled brilliantly on his Test debut during the Boxing Day Test against England in the Ashes, taking 6/7 in the second innings and was named ‘Player of the Match’. In the Ashes, Boland took 18 wickets at an average of 9.55. The 32-year-old Boland felt that the wait to play Test cricket could not have been better.
first published:Feb. 24, 2022, 5:33 pm
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