Aussie coaches around the world

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One less now...

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons will be looking for a new job after the nation's cricket board confirmed on Tuesday night that his contract would not be renewed. Siddons, who has coached the Bangladesh side since October 2007, appeared unlikely to win a contract extension from the moment his team failed to meet lofty home expectations during the 2011 World Cup, missing out on a quarter-final berth after heavy defeats to West Indies and South Africa.

Dizzy's done in ZIM now also?

He will return after his duties as Assistant Coach of Australia A are finished

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Jason Swift, who has worked with Lancashire for the past six season will join Bangladesh as their Fielding Coach

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Geoff Marsh, the former Australia batsman and coach, has confirmed discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket about the possibility of becoming national coach.

In Pallekele to witness his son Shaun's century on Test debut, Marsh has been weighing up the possibility of taking over the position vacated by Trevor Bayliss following the 2011 World Cup. Sri Lanka has since been under interim coaches, first Bayliss' assistant Stuart Law in England and then the former Sri Lanka fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake in this series against Australia

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Geoff Marsh has been appointed coach of Sri Lanka for the next 2 years.

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Michael Dighton, the former Tasmania batsman, has been named Canada's new coach. Dighton replaces ex-Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Pubudu Dassanayake, who took over as Nepal's coach on October 1.

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Michael Dighton, the former Tasmania batsman, has been named Canada's new coach. Dighton replaces ex-Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Pubudu Dassanayake, who took over as Nepal's coach on October 1.

Can imagine that there was a long list of candidates for the Nepal coaching gig...

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Australian Shane Jurgensen has been appointed Bangladesh's bowling coach of the Bangladesh national team. Jurgensen, 35, has agreed to a contract which would keep him with the Bangladesh team until June 2013, and is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday.

Something of a journeyman cricketer during his playing days in Australian state cricket, Jurgensen played for Western Australia and Tasmania before winning a place at his home state Queensland.

While playing for Tasmania, he was the first cricketer in history to take 10 wickets or more in a Sheffield Shield Final in March 2002, and was also the first to take a first-class hat-trick at the Bellerive Oval.

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Debasis Mohanty, the former India seamer, has replaced Michael Bevan as coach of Orissa after Bevan had to return to Australia due to a "family problem".

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JASON Gillespie's coaching career has hit overdrive - headhunted to coach English county side Yorkshire.

Gillespie, 36, said he had loved his time at Zimbabwe franchise MidWest Rhinos but had to accept an offer to return to the county where he featured as an overseas player in 2006 and 2007.

"I feel indebted to MidWest Rhinos where I will have been for two seasons but also appreciate the chance to coach at county level with Yorkshire from next summer," Gillespie told The Advertiser from Zimbabwe.

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Damian Wright (NZ bowling)

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Dav Whatmore has resigned as head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchise. Whatmore is the favourite to become the next coach of Pakistan, and cited his inability to discharge his duties with the Knight Riders as he pursues an international role

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Trevor Bayliss appointed KKR coach in the IPL.

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Trevor Bayliss appointed KKR coach in the IPL.

Updated..cheers MP

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Graham Ford has been appointed Sri Lanka coach, replacing Geoff Marsh, it was announced today. Ford, the former South Africa coach, will begin his assignment with the triangular ODI series in Australia next month.

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India will replace their bowling coach Eric Simons with former Queensland fast bowler Joe Dawes at the end of the tour of Australia.

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Whatmore is an honourary Aussie

Dav Whatmore and Julien Fountain have signed two-year contracts with the PCB as Pakistan coach and Pakistan fielding coach respectively.

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Adam Gilchrist will double up as coach-cum-captain at Kings XI Punjab starting this season. The franchise has appointed Gilchrist, the former Australia wicketkeeper, as head coach for the next three years.

Gilchrist will find ample Australian support on the coaching bench: Joe Dawes, the newly-appointed India bowling coach, and Mike Young, fielding consultant previously with Cricket Australia, would serve as Kings XI bowling and fielding coaches respectively.

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tuart Law has resigned as Bangladesh coach after nine months in the job, citing family reasons. He will stay on till the end of June, when his contract expires.

His decision to quit comes less than a month after Bangladesh reached the final of the Asia Cup, widely seen as one of their finest achievements.

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High performance coach at the COE in Queensland is the real reason he resigned.

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Michael Dighton has resigned as Canada's coach after being in charge of the side for eight months. Dighton accompanied the team on a preparation camp for the World Twenty20 Qualifier in Sri Lanka, the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE and Canada's tour of Namibia during his tenure.

Cricket Canada vice president Vimal Hardat said he was disappointed to lose a coach with the calibre of Dighton. "[We] understand his reasons [for resigning] and thank him for his contribution to Cricket Canada. We wish him all the best in the future," Hardat said.