Brisbane, Nov 24, : On Wednesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), appointed Troy Cooley to be the consultant pace bowling coach for the national team in advance of the 2021/22 Ashes that begin on December 8.Cooley was the bowling coach for England in 2005 and has taken on a similar role with Australia.
He will now assist the England Lions team for their four-day match against Australia. “England Men has confirmed the appointment Troy Cooley as Consultant pace bowling coach for the touring party in preparation for the Ashes Test series which starts next month.
The former England and Australian bowling coach, Jon Lewis, will be supporting the bowlers’ preparations at Brisbane.Cooley will assist the Lions seamers during their four-day match against Australia A on 9 December.According to an ECB statement, the 55-year-old was part of the Test specialists and the Lions during the three day intra-squad warm up match that began Tuesday at Redlands in Brisbane.”
Mo Bobat, ECB performance director, welcomed Cooley’s arrival.”It’s wonderful to have someone with Troy’s expertise and experience supporting the Ashes prep as well as working closely with our Lions pacebowers.Troy’s knowledge of Australian conditions is unsurpassed and will be a huge benefit to the players.
Stuart Broad, England pacer, was thrilled to see Cooley with the team before the first Test of The Ashes in Brisbane on December 8.”Cooley arrived on Saturday after we were released from quarantine, but he’s been with us for a good amount of time.Broad said that he was looking forward to sharing his knowledge on Australian conditions and Australian players.
Broad was asked what he would like to learn from Cooley.
He said, “He’s been with their setup for a long time, through development, and at the highest level.Broad can provide us with great insight into the mindset of Australian batters.
He can tell us what they want to do, where their goals are, how they like the ball, and how they should be around them.This includes whether they talk to them, ignore them, or sledge them.
Can you frustrate them enough to make mistakes?
“All this detail, we’ll pick Troy’s brain because anything you can get, even a one-percent on someone, will be really helpful for us.To win in Australia, you need all of that stuff.You must be at the top and find every chink in the opposition’s armory.
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