The two sides of Jason Gillespie
Talking to Greg Baum, of the Age, the former Australia fast bowler opens up about coaching English county champions Yorkshire
26-Jul-2015
Jason Gillespie has been "conflicted" watching the ongoing Ashes. He has enjoyed Mitchell Johnson roaring at Lord's and roared with Joe Root after the century in Cardiff. For the former Australian fast bowler is now coaching at Yorkshire, which has become the major provider of Englands Test cricketer's. Talking to Greg Baum, of Age, Gillespie opens up about his journey with the county, from player to coach.
"My job is to help those lads achieve their dream. I don't want to see them play for England and fail." As we talk, involuntary exclamations escape his lips as a wicket falls or a catch goes down; his heart and soul is in this job.
Yorkshire now is as Yorkshire long ago, winning, and almost entirely home-grown. He can list without looking it up the birthplace of everyone in his squad, including two born outside the county boundaries and when they moved to Yorkshire.
He and his wife, Anna, are settled in Yorkshire, the youngest of their four children was born here, and all have Yorkshire accents, which amuses their father. "But they identify very much as Aussies, don't worry about that."