Former opener Jaques named coach of Queensland cricket team
Daniel Vettori will coach the Brisbane Heat in the Twenty20 Big Bash League.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Former Australia batsman Phil Jaques was appointed coach of the Queensland Bulls state cricket team on Wednesday.
Queensland Cricket said the 36-year-old Jaques will coach both the Sheffield Shield first-class team and the one-day squad. New Zealander Daniel Vettori will coach the Brisbane Heat in the Twenty20 Big Bash League.
Jaques, formerly a coaching consultant with Yorkshire and Surrey in English county cricket, spent the past year as senior assistant coach with New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder T20 side. He replaces Stuart Law, who left the Queensland coaching job in January.
Jaques played 11 tests for Australia from 2005 to 2008, scoring 902 runs at an average of 47.47 with three centuries. He also played six one-day internationals, and 184 first-class matches for New South Wales.
