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Now the buy-in to the Australian way of life is complete by the BCB (Turner, Law, Jugensen, Swift) and an 'Aussiewash' of coaches, does anyone else feel a blend of different schools of thought would have been better?

Before we all get caught up in wins or losses against WI, I feel that the coaching appointments have been made from a position of weakness, and been covered over somewhat.

Nothing we can do about it, but what is it with the Australians all the time? Are they the only ones who will accept a deal with BD? Australian cricket itself is sliding badly with Aussie coaches, yet BD continues to appoint them.

It is about the style of coaches and it is about an understanding of how to bring talent through. So why ALL Australians? Seriously? It's previous coaches too (three Aussie head coaches in a row for BD, and many support coaches) so its not just a new phenomenon. And in 10 years of Test cricket BD hasn't moved on at all. Batting is still the BD issue after all this time. Australian coaches have been the batting coaches all this time pretty much.

Pay the going rate and get the right coaches, and not just Aussie ones. If you invest in the right coaches, the team gets better and sponsors line up to invest. It's simple economics.