Sri Lanka begin search for Moody's successor
SLC were seeking applications from interested coaches to be submitted by July 1 to secure a coach to prepare the team for the 2011 World Cup
Cricinfo staff
20-May-2007
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has officially launched the recruitment process for a new head coach for the national team, placing an advertisment on their website. Tom Moody's term as coach ends after the ongoing one-day series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
While negotiations continued with former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake about the possibility of him assisting during the Bangladesh tour in July, SLC were seeking applications from interested coaches to be submitted by July 1 so they could secure an international coach to prepare the team for the 2011 World Cup.
"The suitable candidate should be a Level III qualified coach and should be energetic, organised and highly motivated with excellent communication skills," the SLC media release said on their website (www.srilankacricket.lk).
"The selected individual will be required to train national squads for the participation of tournaments and tours. He will also be required to work at specialised clinics and harness the selected players to be competitive in the international arena and will be responsible for building a winning team."
SLC also sought the help of Moody, who is set to join Western Australia, to headhunt some select coaches.
"Tom has come up with a few names and we are also conducting our own research to have an appropriate candidate who can continue the good work Moody has done with the national team so far," said Jayantha Dharmadasa, the SLC chairman.
The early frontrunner for the position, John Wright, apparently ruled himself out. Other interested candidates include Jamie Siddons, Dave Houghton, Greg Shipperd, Terry Oliver, Trevor Bayliss and Graham Ford.
Siddons is assistant coach of the Australian team and a senior coach at the Center for Excellence in Brisbane. Houghton, the former Zimbabwe captain, is presently coaching Derbyshire. Shipperd is the coach of Victoria while Oliver had success coaching Queensland. Baylisss made his mark as head coach of New South Wales and Ford who coaches Kent was a former coach of South Africa.