CRICKET : Former England captain Graham Gooch is to help coach his country on a temporary basis as they prepare for their forthcoming four-Test series in South Africa.
Former England captain Graham Gooch is to help coach his country on a temporary basis as they prepare for their forthcoming four-Test series in South Africa.
Gooch, the current Essex batting coach, will draw on that same field of expertise to assist England in the build-up to the first Test at Centurion next month.
While England continue a one-day series, currently tied at 1-1 with two matches to play, Gooch will fly out to join the Performance Programme squad in Pretoria this weekend.
He will then link up with the Test specialists, coached by his fellow former Essex batsman Andy Flower, after the ODIs.
Hugh Morris, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s managing director of England cricket, said: “Graham is rightly regarded as one of the best batting coaches in international cricket, and we are delighted to have secured his services for a key period of our preparations leading up to the first Test.”
