Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) coach Adam Griffith has been named Cricket Australia’s new bowling coach. The former Tasmanian cricketer will work closely with the next generation of fast bowlers in the men’s teams, and his role will be crucial in shaping the Australian national cricket team.
Griffith will move to Brisbane to begin his new role at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Center after leaving his role as assistant coach at Victoria. He has previously worked with the Australian men’s team during bilateral tours in 2012 and 2016 and during the 2019 ODI World Cup in England.
I’m delighted to have Adam Griffith bring his wealth of experience – Andrew McDonald
Australian coach Andrew McDonald is excited by the appointment of Adam Griffith as national Pace Bowling coach. He said Griffith’s wealth of experience and expertise will be crucial in the development and preparation of pace players for the Australian men’s teams across all formats.
“I am delighted that Adam will bring his extensive experience to Cricket Australia as National Pace Bowling Coach and become an important part of our coaching team,” McDonald said in a statement.
“Adam’s expertise across all formats will be invaluable in preparing pace players for Australia’s men’s national teams.”
The Australia cricket team will next be seen in action in the upcoming two-match Test series against the Sri Lanka cricket team. Australia have already qualified for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025, which will be played against South Africa from June 11-15 at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Adam Griffith served as bowling coach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Adam Griffith’s duties will include leading the development of the Pace Bowlers, overseeing Pace Bowling’s national preparations and providing coaching support to the Australian Men’s Team and Australia A.
Griffith, a former Sheffield Shield winner with Tasmania, has 169 wickets in 50 first-class matches. After retiring in 2011, Adam Griffith gained extensive coaching experience, starting with Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers.
He then returned to Tasmania as head coach of the Hobart Tigers and Hurricanes and became the state’s director of coaching. Griffith joined the Victoria men’s team under Chris Rogers in 2022. He also worked as a bowling coach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru before the franchise made changes to its staff.
Pace Bowling’s Australian lineup is in transition
The Australian speed bowling program is going through a period of transition. Key players such as Mitchell Starc (34), Josh Hazlewood (34) and Pat Cummins (31) are in the latter stages of their careers, with Scott Boland and Michael Neser also aged 35 and 34 respectively.
Of those on the fringes of the Test and white-ball teams, Nathan Ellis is 30, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith are 28 and Spencer Johnson, a left-arm bowler, is 29. Lance Morris and Xavier Bartlett are both 26 years old. , Sean Abbott is 32 and young rising star Fergus O’Neill from Victoria is 24.
Pace Bowling all-rounder Cameron Green and Victorian Will Sutherland are both 25, while New South Wales’ Jack Edwards is 24.
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