BCB appoints Wright as U-19 coach

Australian vows to prepare the team at full length

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former Australian cricketer Damien Wright as the head coach of the Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team for the next nine months. 

Wright, 41, will be in charge of the youth side up to the end of their campaign in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018.
The 50-over World Cup for the youth will be held in New Zealand in between January and February.
After arriving here in Dhaka on Monday night, Damien Wright came in Mirpur to meet the BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury yesterday when he formally inked papers with BCB. 
But he talked and discussed with the team’s players and their supporting staffs before going to call on Chowdhury at his BCB office.
It is learnt that this time he will stay here in Bangladesh for the next two days and come back again ahead of the upcoming tri-nation series, scheduled to be held in India in between June and July.
Sri Lanka is the third country after Bangladesh and the host India will take part in the three-nation tournament. 
Even though it is his maiden visit in Bangladesh, he talked to his Australian friends Shane Deitz, Stuart Karpinnen, Shane Jurgensen and Paul Close, who all worked in BCB at different periods, before coming in Dhaka.
He said that he is excited to work with the potential guys what he met just some few minutes back.
“I’m really privileged to be here,”said Damien Wright, who did his level 3 coaching from Cricket Australia. 
“It’s my first time in Bangladesh despite having played 20-odd years,” Wright told media at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. 
“I met the guys just 5-10 minutes ago. We had a chat. They’re a terrific bunch of kids. I’m looking forward to working with them,” he added.
Wright is a former pace bowler, who played first class cricket for Tasmania, Victoria and English counties Glamorgan, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Sussex and Worcestershire. He has also appeared for Australia A. Since his retirement from cricket as a player in 2011, he has been involved in a coaching capacity with the New Zealand National Team (Bowling Coach), Hobart Hurricanes (Head Coach), Cricket Tasmania (Senior Assistant Coach),  Cricket Victoria (Bowling Coach) and Melbourne Stars T20 (Assistant Coach/Bowling Coach).
Talked to Stuart Law
“A lot of my friends like Shane Deitz, Stuart Karpinnen, Shane Jurgensen and Paul Close have worked here. I’ve leaned a lot of Bangladesh cricket from them. I am fully aware of where we are at, in regards to dealing with everything. We’ve got a terrific staff for the last two or three years. I’ll tap into that for sure.
He said that they will work with them what they have in their disposal to fetch good result.  
“I’ll go back home and come back around July. We’ll hit the ground running in the build-up which will include a lot of scenario stuff,” he said. 
“We’ll play some trial games. The guys look fit and strong. They look like they’ve been working really hard, which is great. I can see there are a number of wickets in our disposal, so we have no excuses,” he also added.
When asked about their goal, Australia-born coach said that they will try their best to build up to the World Cup.
“At this stage, it’s a 6 to 8-month plan leading up to the U19 World Cup. I want to make sure they’ve a good tournament. It’s about performing as well as we can in the build up to the World Cup,” Damien said.
About their expectation in seam-friendly surface in New Zealand, the newly-appointed coach said that they have to first ensure what they’ve taken for the preparation of the showpiece event are their best possible effort. 
“You’ve to adapt to the conditions. We’ve to do it quickly, which senior players do. We’ve to make sure that these guys are exposed to those conditions going into the World Cup. We don’t want to arrive in New Zealand where it is little bit colder and the ball moves slower off the seam. We want to make sure we’re really prepared,” the lanky Wright said.

BCB appoints Wright as U-19 coach

Australian vows to prepare the team at full length

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former Australian cricketer Damien Wright as the head coach of the Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team for the next nine months. Wright, 41, will be in charge of the youth side up to the end of their campaign in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018. The 50-over World Cup for the youth will be held in New Zealand in between January and February. After arriving here in Dhaka on Monday night, Damien Wright came in Mirpur to meet the BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury yesterday when he formally inked papers with BCB. But he talked and discussed with the teams players and their supporting staffs before going to call on Chowdhury at his BCB office. It is learnt that this time he will stay here in Bangladesh for the next two days and come back again ahead of the upcoming tri-nation series, scheduled to be held in India in between June and July. Sri Lanka is the third country after Bangladesh and the host India will take part in the three-nation tournament. Even though it is his maiden visit in Bangladesh, he talked to his Australian friends Shane Deitz, Stuart Karpinnen, Shane Jurgensen and Paul Close, who all worked in BCB at different periods, before coming in Dhaka. He said that he is excited to work with the potential guys what he met just some few minutes back. Im really privileged to be here,said Damien Wright, who did his level 3 coaching from Cricket Australia. Its my first time in Bangladesh despite having played 20-odd years, Wright told media at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. I met the guys just 5-10 minutes ago. We had a chat. Theyre a terrific bunch of kids. Im looking forward to working with them, he added. Wright is a former pace bowler, who played first class cricket for Tasmania, Victoria and English counties Glamorgan, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Sussex and Worcestershire. He has also appeared for Australia A. Since his retirement from cricket as a player in 2011, he has been involved in a coaching capacity with the New Zealand National Team (Bowling Coach), Hobart Hurricanes (Head Coach), Cricket Tasmania (Senior Assistant Coach), Cricket Victoria (Bowling Coach) and Melbourne Stars T20 (Assistant Coach/Bowling Coach). Talked to Stuart Law A lot of my friends like Shane Deitz, Stuart Karpinnen, Shane Jurgensen and Paul Close have worked here. Ive leaned a lot of Bangladesh cricket from them. I am fully aware of where we are at, in regards to dealing with everything. Weve got a terrific staff for the last two or three years. Ill tap into that for sure. He said that they will work with them what they have in their disposal to fetch good result. Ill go back home and come back around July. Well hit the ground running in the build-up which will include a lot of scenario stuff, he said. Well play some trial games. The guys look fit and strong. They look like theyve been working really hard, which is great. I can see there are a number of wickets in our disposal, so we have no excuses, he also added. When asked about their goal, Australia-born coach said that they will try their best to build up to the World Cup. At this stage, its a 6 to 8-month plan leading up to the U19 World Cup. I want to make sure theyve a good tournament. Its about performing as well as we can in the build up to the World Cup, Damien said. About their expectation in seam-friendly surface in New Zealand, the newly-appointed coach said that they have to first ensure what theyve taken for the preparation of the showpiece event are their best possible effort. Youve to adapt to the conditions. Weve to do it quickly, which senior players do. Weve to make sure that these guys are exposed to those conditions going into the World Cup. We dont want to arrive in New Zealand where it is little bit colder and the ball moves slower off the seam. We want to make sure were really prepared, the lanky Wright said.