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Acknowledgment for Rhodes at England level follows he directed Worcestershire to their 5th promo in 11 years, an accomplishment with gamer advancement at its core
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Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes will take control of as head coach of the Young Lions – the England developmental team – on an interim basis till completion of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand early in 2018.
Rhodes, who has actually been director of cricket at Worcestershire considering that 2006, stands in for Andy Hurry following his visit as director of cricket at Somerset.
Acknowledgment for Rhodes at England level follows he directed Worcestershire to their 5th promo in 11 years, an accomplishment with gamer advancement at its core.
David Parsons, the ECB’s efficiency director, stated: “Losing Andy at the start of a hectic and tough winter season left us requiring to discover a top quality replacement, and our company believe that selecting Steve Rhodes on an interim basis is an outstanding service.
“Obviously he is an extremely knowledgeable and reputable coach as an outcome of his success with Worcestershire. He has actually currently made a substantial contribution to our International Pathway through his deal with the England Lions in their training school in Dubai and white-ball series versus Pakistan A in the winter season of 2015-16.
“He has actually likewise hung around with the senior England set-up over the last 2 summer seasons. And Worcestershire have an exceptional record of contributing gamers to all levels of the Pathway recently, with 5 included once again this winter season – consisting of Adam Finch and Dillon Pennington in the Young Lions team.”
Rhodes will work together with Hurry in the early phases of the Young Lions winter season program, before taking control of ahead of the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand before going back to Worcestershire after the competition in early February.
The ECB will designate an irreversible follower to Hurry in early spring and it would be a surprise if Rhodes, who has actually been extremely dedicated to the county video game considering that he made his Yorkshire playing launching 36 years earlier, ended up being a prospect for a full-time post.
Rhodes stated: “It is an honor to be asked to work for your nation at any level, and I’m actually thrilled about this possibility to deal with the Young Lions this winter season. I’m grateful to everybody at Worcestershire for enabling me to take this chance.
“I actually enjoyed my time with the Lions in Dubai, and found out a lot from operating in a global environment which I’ve had the ability to reclaim to Worcester for the last number of seasons.
“I’m grateful to everybody at Worcestershire for enabling me to take this chance – and I’m fortunate to have such premium personnel who will delight in the additional duty with me being away.”
Rhodes will sign up with the Young Lions at a warm-weather training school at the Desert Springs Resort in southern Spain from November 11-14.