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England have appointed their coaching staff for the two-round series against Sri Lanka in January with South African legend Jacques Kallis appointed as advisor to hitting coaches; Jeetan Patel returns to work with spinners and James Foster appointed wicketkeeping consultant
By Sam Drury
Last update: 12/21/20 11:00 am
Jacques Kallis has been appointed England’s batting training consultant for the test series in Sri Lanka.
England have appointed South African legend Jacques Kallis as hitting training advisor for their test series in Sri Lanka.
In the history of test cricket, only Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting have scored more runs than the 13,289 of the former Proteas all-rounder.
Kallis averaged 55.37 in his 166 tests and England hitters will now benefit from his expertise and experience by joining Chris Silverwood’s coaching staff for the two-round tour.
Kallis assumed a similar role with South Africa during their 2019-20 season and was in Proteas’s locker room when they were beaten 3-1 by Joe Root’s team earlier in the year.
Former Warwickshire and New Zealand bowler Jeetan Patel returns to the organization as a rotating bowling consultant and will work with Dom Bess, Moeen Ali and Jack Leach during the tour.
Meanwhile, with wicketkeeping coach Bruce French retiring last month after 11 years in the part-time role, James Foster has been appointed as a wicketkeeping training consultant. The 40-year-old played seven Trials for England and was widely considered the best glove in the country for most of his playing career with Essex.
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Assistant Paul Collingwood, Carl Hopkinson (fielding) and Jon Lewis (bowling) round out the coaching staff for the tour.
England is due to fly to Sri Lanka on January 2 before a quarantine period, during which they will be allowed to train for five days, before the first test in Galle begins on January 14.
Watch England’s two-round series in Sri Lanka live on Sky Sports. The first test begins on January 14 and the second begins on January 22.
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