Dean Jones confirms applying for Pakistan coaching job
Karachi: Oct 6, 2011
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has confirmed applying for Pakistan team coach’s job and said if appointed he would make full use of the “wonderful” pool of talent in Pakistan cricket.
Jones, who played 52 Tests, has been shortlisted by the special committee appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the coaching position.
Former England all-rounder Dermot Reeve and Pakistan’s former assistant coach and Test pacer Aaqib Javed are the other candidates on the shortlist of five candidates.
“Take out what’s happened with betting scandal and security problems, everyone in world who knows cricket knows they’ve always had a wonderful pool of talent,” Jones said.
“It’s just a matter of getting the culture right, getting them to take ownership of their actions, working together and who knows, they could win a World Cup (in four years time),” he was quoted as saying in Australian newspaper The Age.
Cricket analysts, however, believe that Jones’ infamous incident involving South African batsman Hashim Amla could be a stumbling block in his appointment as Pakistan coach. (PTI)