Chris Rogers has been appointed head coach of Victoria with the former Test opener vowing to show extra gamers from the state into everlasting members of the Australian team. A prolific run-scorer at each state and English county stage, Rogers performed 25 Exams earlier than gaining expertise with assistant teaching roles at Gloucestershire and Somerset. He joined Cricket Australia’s Excessive Efficiency crew in early 2018 and acted as head coach of the Australian under-19 crew on the World Cup earlier this yr.
One among his most important missions can be getting extra Victorians enjoying at nationwide stage.
That features working with younger right-hander Will Pucovski, who was on the cusp of constructing his Check debut final yr till psychological well being points sidelined him.
“It is about discovering out what he thinks he must do to take the subsequent step and discovering methods to assist that,” Rogers, nicknamed ‘Buck’ by teammates, mentioned on Wednesday.
Others he’s eager to see playing for Australia again embody attacking batsman Nic Maddinson and opener Marcus Harris, who was dropped from the Check squad a yr in the past after 9 appearances.
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“I believe I can supply a whole lot of them one thing, however specifically in relation to opening batsmen who’re attempting to power their method into the Australian facet, not simply power their method in then maintain their spot, achieve success,” he mentioned.
Rogers takes over from Andrew McDonald, who’s now an assistant coach with the nationwide crew beneath Justin Langer.
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