Australia appoint Michael Di Venuto, Jeff Vaughan as assistant coaches

Michael Di Venuto and Jeff Vaughan have the experience of being batting coaches and are being seen as replacement for Graeme Hick

Cricket Australia on July 1 appointed Michael Di Venuto and Jeff Vaughan as assistant coaches for the men’s national team, a year after cutting down on support staff to tackle the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The duo will join head coach Justin Langer’s coaching staff on a full-time basis ahead of a busy summer that includes the Ashes series, a Test against Afghanistan and white ball matches against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, according to a Cricket Australia statement. Both of them have the experience of being batting coaches and are being seen as replacement for Graeme Hick, who was removed last year from the position as part of Cricket Australia’s cost-cutting efforts which led to 40 people losing their jobs.