Australia news

McDermott leaves pace renaissance behind

Mar 10, 2016: Under Craig McDermott, Australia regained the hard edge of pace and skill that had been missing for several years before his arrival

Australia news

McDermott to quit Australia role after WT20

Mar 1, 2016: Australia's assistant coach Craig McDermott has opted not to renew his contract, which expires in May 2016

West Indies in Australia 2015-16

Pattinson's action evolving - McDermott

Dec 16, 2015: Craig McDermott has moved to clarify assumptions about James Pattinson's action, including the contention that Pattinson abandoned two years of adjustments to claim five wickets in the Hobart Test

Australia news

Australia seek next pace battery

Feb 11, 2015: Even as Australia's young fast bowlers are limbering up for the World Cup, moves are afoot to ensure there will be something of a similar standard to succeed them when necessary

'In Australia we moved away from teaching bowlers swing'

Nov 11, 2014: Former Australia fast bowler Craig McDermott talks about coaching the country's quicks, understanding spinners, and his favourite fast bowling partners

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Billy the Kid breaks Pakistan hearts

Oct 30, 2014: Craig McDermott's pace and accuracy left Imran Khan's dream of lifting the World Cup on the subcontinent shattered in 1987

Australia news

McDermott's CA role expanded

May 5, 2014: Twenty-three years since he took part in the failed 1992 campaign, Craig McDermott will mentor Australia's fast bowlers at the 2015 World Cup after re-signing with Cricket Australia as assistant coach with the national team for two years

Australia in South Africa 2013-14

McDermott tackles reverse riddle

Feb 27, 2014: Tentative play from Australia's batsmen contributed to the prodigious reverse swing that brought about their Port Elizabeth downfall almost as much as shrewd handling of the ball by South Africa's bowlers and fielders, Australia's bowling coach Craig McDe

Australia in South Africa 2013-14

McDermott rates Johnson No. 1

Feb 11, 2014: Craig McDermott, Australia's pace-bowling coach, rated Mitchell Johnson as the No.1 fast bowler in the world

The Ashes 2013-14

Australia's attack 'best in the world' - McDermott

Dec 23, 2013: Craig McDermott reckons Australia's attack is the best in the world and Peter Siddle believes it is the strongest he has played in, but the tour of South Africa in February looms as their ultimate test

The Ashes 2013-14

McDermott says bouncer barrage will continue

Dec 10, 2013: Australia's bowling coach Craig McDermott is unapologetic about the short-pitched assault that has rendered England's tail all but irrelevant over two Tests

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Australian mayhem orchestrated backstage

Nov 22, 2013: Their bowling display has been a feather in the cap for the hard work of coaches Craig McDermott and John Davison

The Ashes 2013-14

McDermott won't rush Watson into bowling

Nov 16, 2013: Craig McDermott, Australia's fast bowling coach, does not expect Shane Watson to be ready to bowl during the first Ashes Test in Brisbane as he recovers from a hamstring strain

Australian cricket

Back to the future for McDermott

Oct 17, 2013: Craig McDermott looks forward to working with Australia's bowlers after being appointed by CA, and says his close relationships with the bowlers will help them get in gear for the upcoming Ashes series

Australia news

McDermott returns as Test bowling coach

Oct 16, 2013: Craig McDermott has been recalled to mentor Australia's Test match bowlers on the eve of the home Ashes series

A tale of two depths

Jul 24, 2013: Despite the regular despair of the 1980s, there was honour in watching Australia's struggles back then

The Investec Ashes 2013

Australia's close-run history

Jul 18, 2013: Australia are a side who refuse to accept the logic of defeat. They sculpt classic Tests out of cussedness; and if they lose the majority, at least they got so close

Australia news

Warne and McDermott keen to help Lehmann

Jun 28, 2013: Shane Warne and the former Australia bowling coach Craig McDermott have offered their help to Darren Lehmann after the newly appointed head coach welcomed "legends" into the dressing room

Australia news

McDermott returns to Cricket Australia

Mar 7, 2013: Craig McDermott is set to once again guide the development of Australia's promising young fast bowlers, returning to the fold with a role at Cricket Australia's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Brisbane

Bangladesh news

Hooper in the mix for Bangladesh coaching role

Jan 14, 2013: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has accelerated its hunt for the next head coach even before the January 25 deadline for receiving applications, with the former West Indies captain Carl Hooper in the mix