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England Australia have once again turned to David Secker to look after their fast bowlers in the future. ash As Tim Southee Unavailable for most of the most awaited series.
Saker first coached England’s fast bowlers between 2010 and 2015, including 2010/11 when they last won an Ashes series abroad, and he reprized the role in the 2022 T20 World Cup victory in Australia.
was Victorian The draw is also possible for the 2023 Ashes series. In England after an approach from ben stokesWhile he has been on both sides of the divide, working with Australia from 2016 to 2019.
England announced he would rejoin them ahead of the one-off warm-up against the Lions from 13-15 November and will join Southee for the first Test starting in Perth on 21 November.
However, Southee, who has been a specialist skills adviser with England since the summer, will Then leave the group for the ILT20 playing program Saker has been given the same role as the former New Zealand fast bowler in the UAE and has been given the responsibility of monitoring the fast bowlers for the last four Test matches.
With Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue, Saker will rule one of the fastest bowling groups England has ever seen. braydon carse and Gus Atkinson are all capable of reaching speeds of 90 mph or more.
assistant coach Paul CollingwoodThe man who became the first man to captain the England men’s team to victory in a global tournament in the 2010 T20 World Cup, is still absent from the backroom team.
Collingwood, who retired from Test playing after the 2010/11 Ashes victory and who is primarily responsible for England’s fielding, was not part of the coaching set-up in the summer due to personal reasons.
Rest of the supplementary staff for the head coach Brendon McCullum There is no change with the former England opener marcus trescothick and New Zealand’s Jeetan Patel are in charge of the batsmen and spinners respectively.
Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka will also be with England in preparation for the first Test and he rejoined them on Friday for the start of New Zealand’s white-ball tour on Saturday.
Enoka worked with the England Test team over the summer and is famous for his work with the New Zealand rugby union team, implementing a “no d********” policy in the period when the All Blacks won two World Cups.
The England white-ball captain, speaking ahead of the first of the three-match T20I series against the Black Caps in Christchurch harry brook Said of Enoka: “He brings a lot of knowledge on the mental side of the game.
“In fact, we just had a session with him for an hour or two. He’s a great guy. To be able to get him to engage with you, just to have a conversation with him for five or 10 minutes is amazing.
“We have goals and ambitions individually and as a team collective, the thing we’ve talked about is keeping it within the group and moving towards those goals and destinations together.”
Brook admitted that speaking with Enoka had helped him become more prepared for the change as white-ball captain, highlighting his previous reluctance to alter the batting order depending on match circumstances.
The Yorkshire player said: “I didn’t like doing it in the past, but having a bit of a chat with Gilbert, knowing that things can change here and there, is important for the team.
“I’ve always been a team-first person. We’re all there for the same reason, we all want to win, and it’s about realizing that this is probably a better decision for the team and getting us closer to victory.”
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