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Shaun Tait resigns as Bangladesh fast bowling coach

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:16:10 GMT

After 12 months in the role, he is stepping down to prioritise family time

Tait: 'Our pacers missed a trick with new ball'

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:26:46 GMT

Bangladesh's fast-bowling coach also backed "young superstar" Nahid Rana to come good despite having an off day

Tait appointed as Bangladesh fast-bowling coach

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:19:35 GMT

He replaces Andre Adams and his contract will run until November 2027

Shaun Tait keeps it simple to find success with Chittagong Kings

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:36:58 GMT

Playing their first BPL season since 2013, Chittagong finished the league stage at No. 2, sandwiched between the pre-tournament favourites Barishal and Rangpur

Quetta Gladiators rope in Shaun Tait as bowling coach

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 04:07:33 GMT

Tait's time with Pakistan earlier means he has worked with most of the bowlers he will now take charge of

Big turners might not work for Sri Lanka against Pakistan, says Tait

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:20:02 GMT

Losing the Test series to Australia has made Pakistan very hungry and they are keen to do well in Sri Lanka, says the fast-bowling coach

Shaun Tait's agenda - getting Pakistan bowlers to 'show how good they can actually be'

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:54:49 GMT

"As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent"

Saqlain to continue as Pakistan head coach; Tait appointed fast-bowling coach for 12 months

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:15:39 GMT

Mohammad Yousuf, meanwhile, has been roped in as batting coach for the home series against Australia

Shaun Tait quits as Afghanistan fast-bowling consultant with immediate effect

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:26:57 GMT

Tait resigned from his position a day after Lance Klusener announced his decision to not extend his deal as head coach

Shaun Tait joins Puducherry as bowling coach 'based on availability' from Afghanistan duties

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Australia quick is expected to link up with Afghanistan for the T20 World Cup in October-November

Shaun Tait appointed Afghanistan's bowling coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

His first assignment will be the bilateral ODIs against Pakistan next month followed by the T20 World Cup

Shaun Tait retires from all cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia pacer Shaun Tait has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 34

Debutant Short the force in Hurricanes' win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

D'Arcy Short slammed a quickfire fifty to drive the Hobart Hurricanes to 200 in their first match, securing a 60-run victory over the Sydney Sixers

Tait replaces Hastings in Knight Riders squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in Shaun Tait as a replacement for his fellow Australian fast bowler John Hastings

Glamorgan bring in the pace of Tait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has signed with Glamorgan for the second half of the NatWest T20 Blast tournament.

A privilege to be called-up at this stage of career - Tait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler Shaun Tait, who had last played an international match in 2011, has described his return to Australia's squad as a privilege

Tait recalled, Lyon gets World T20 audition

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait is set to play his first international matches for five years and could be unleashed on the World T20 in India, while Nathan Lyon is also in strong contention having been named in the squad for three T20s against India

Tait, Reed subdue Hussey brilliance as Hurricanes win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait and Jake Reed helped Hobart Hurricanes overcome Michael Hussey's classy 71 to secure a 11-run win, their third of the season

Tait deal makes Essex T20 contenders - Grayson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex's coach Paul Grayson has predicted that the county can make a strong challenge in the NatWest Blast after securing the return of Shaun Tait, the Australian pace bowler, for England's T20 competition

Groin injury derails Tait comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Three matches into his one-day comeback, a groin injury has forced Shaun Tait out of the Matador Cup

Tait named in South Australia squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler Shaun Tait is set to play his first one-day match for three and a half years after being named in South Australia's squad for their opening Matador Cup game this weekend

Tait one-day comeback on the cards

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler Shaun Tait could come out of one-day retirement this summer, having declared himself available for South Australia's 50-over campaign for the first time since 2010-11

Hussey 85 in vain as Thunder lose again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Seven hundred and thirty five days and counting. That's how long it has been since the Sydney Thunder last won in the Big Bash League and on Friday, not even the most remarkable innings from a most remarkable cricketer could break that drought

Ten Doeschate, Tait stun Notts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire suffered a third consecutive quarter-final defeat after Shaun Tait stole the spotlight from Ryan ten Doeschate with a stunning hat-trick

20,000 watch Malan tame Tait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dawid Malan tamed Essex's Australian pace ace Shaun Tait at Lord's as his 55-ball 86 helped to propel Middlesex to a seven-wicket victory

Essex bring in Tait for T20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex have signed a second Australian for the 2013 season by securing Shaun Tait for the Friends Life t20.

Dravid and Tait in MCC T20 squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dale Benkenstein will captain MCC in the Champion County fixture against Warwickshire in Abu Dhabi

Tait joins Strikers, Gibbs returns for Scorchers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Herschelle Gibbs will play for the Perth Scorchers again this season and Shaun Tait has returned to Adelaide to represent the Strikers, having been a disappointment for the Melbourne Renegades last summer

Watson and Tait crush insipid Pune

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait set it up and Shane Watson finished the job in clinical fashion. Rajasthan Royals delivered a seven-wicket drubbing over Pune Warriors, low on morale, to move to fourth in the points table

Tait pulls out of Dolphins' campaign

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, the Australia fast bowler, has pulled out of the 2011-12 domestic Twenty20 campaign of the Dolphins, the Durban-based South African franchise, due to injury concerns to his bowling elbow

Last-ball six takes RCB into semis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arun Karthik produced the six most important runs of his 15-match Twenty20 career off the last ball of the CLT20 league phase to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore past South Australia Redbacks in a game that had everything except for a Super Over finish

Tait to play in Zimbabwe T20 tournament

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, the Australia fast bowler, is set to add to his tally of Twenty20 teams after agreeing terms with Zimbabwean domestic franchise Mid West Rhinos

Shaun Tait joins Dolphins for Pro20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, the Australia fast bowler, has signed up with Dolphins, the Durban-based franchise, for the Pro20 competition for the 2011-12 season

Paul Collingwood joins Perth Scorchers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Collingwood will be the second international star, alongside Herschelle Gibbs, on the Perth Scorchers' Big Bash League roster

Dirk Nannes signs for Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey have signed Australian left-arm paceman Dirk Nannes for the Friends Life t20 this season

Tait forced to cancel Surrey stint

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has been forced to pull out of his Twenty20 deal with Surrey after suffering another elbow injury during the IPL with Rajasthan Royals

Shaun Tait retires from ODIs as a faded force

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait's days as a cricketer, at least as most have come to know the word, are over

Hilditch wants more impact from Tait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Hilditch, Australia's chairman of selectors, said that while Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are bowling well, Shaun Tait needs to do more for the three-man out-and-out pace attack to work

Tait enjoying short spells

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, who had a verbal altercation with Tillakaratne Dilshan in Australia's last match. says he will keep being aggressive and prefers bowling in short bursts

All-round Australia seal easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's fast men had New Zealand gasping for breath at 73 for 6 but Nathan McCullum and Daniel Vettori dug in to push them to 206

Ponting confident pacemen can dominate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting is confident Australia's pace attack can threaten every team in the World Cup, after they proved too good for Zimbabwe in the 91-run win in their opening game of the World Cup on Monday

Confident Australia seek winning start

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth game of the 2011 World Cup between Australia and Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad

No regrets for limited-overs specialist Tait

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait is about to embark on his second World Cup, confident he made the right decision to stop playing first-class cricket two years ago

Players back Associates for World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Several leading players have added their voices to the debate over the involvement of Associate nations in future World Cups

Hauritz faces shoulder surgery

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nathan Hauritz's World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after it was confirmed he would undergo surgery after dislocating his right shoulder at Hobart

Injuries hurt winning Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo previews the third ODI between Australia and England at the SCG

Clarke confident despite injury worries

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia were given further injury headaches ahead of the World Cup after Nathan Hauritz suffered a dislocated shoulder and Shaun Tait limped out of the attack

Tait backs Australia's pace attack as world's best

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait believes Australia's World Cup pace attack is the best in the world as they aim for a fourth title in a row

Lee and Tait win World Cup berths

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia will risk both Brett Lee and Shaun Tait at the World Cup after they were chosen in the 15-man squad for the trophy defence beginning in India next month

Australian selectors face tough questions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's 15-man World Cup squad must be named by Wednesday, but after years of planning the selectors face a string of last-minute decisions

Surrey sign Tait for Twenty20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait will be Surrey's overseas player for this summer's Friends Provident t20 competition

Lee, Tait and David Hussey in ODI squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and David Hussey have all been given the chance to impress the selectors in Australia's only ODI before the World Cup squad is named

England target Twenty20 record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's coloured clothes and white balls that will dominate the game for the next few months.

Ponting dreams of Lee and Tait at World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting knows it's a big ask but he hopes Brett Lee and Shaun Tait will be part of his World Cup attack in February

Tait out for two months with elbow injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The fast bowler Shaun Tait will miss Australia's limited-overs matches in India this month and at home against Sri Lanka in November after having surgery on his right elbow

Tait expects quicks to shine

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, the South Australia fast bowler, has said quick bowlers will relish bowling on the fresh pitches in South Africa during the Champions League Twenty20

Shaun Tait says no to Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has knocked back a request from Ricky Ponting to return to Tests, ruling himself out of the Ashes series

Tait rules out Ashes return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has categorically ruled out a return to the Test side for the Ashes series that starts in November

Tait keeps options open for Ashes return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has left the door open for a return to Test cricket after producing one of the fastest spells ever seen at Lord's as he was clocked at 100mph

Ashes markers, and Ponting the marksman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan's Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI at Lord's

Tait powers Australia to 42-run victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait broke the 100mph mark for the first time and shattered England's batting line-up to ensure Australia ended their lost series on a positive note, with a 42-run win at Lord's

England embark on Operation Whitewash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash, and must rely on their inner mongrel to salvage some dignity from a series in which they have been comfortably outplayed

Bollinger aims for final flourish

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Doug Bollinger has admitted that it would be "devastating" to concede a one-day series whitewash to England, but is confident Australia can regain some pride in the final two matches after their late surge at Old Trafford nearly pulled off a stunning come

Tait's return impresses Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has credited Shaun Tait with restoring some of Australia's spark in the one-day arena, despite their loss to England at Old Trafford

England seal series in thrilling finale

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The finale was clumsy and ungainly, and it came as scant consolation for the wider sporting public on a day when the nation's footballers were soundly thrashed by their own arch-enemies, Germany, but England's cricketers somehow held their nerve to wrap u

Australia face tough fight to save series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia haven't lost a one-day series for more than a year, but that could all change on a Sunday afternoon in Old Trafford if Ricky Ponting's men can't rein in a confident England

Buoyant England target series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If Sunday's third match at Old Trafford follows the pattern of the series so far, then England will back themselves to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead with two games to come

Shaun Tait aims to lift struggling Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait hopes to be able to kick start Australia's one-day series against England at Old Trafford with some express pace after his surprise call into the touring squad

Tait replaces injured Hauritz in ODI squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait is set for a surprise return to Australia's ODI team after being called up to replace the injured Nathan Hauritz for the remainder of the one-day series in England

Wright edges Sussex to victory at Cardiff

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Defending Twenty20 champions Sussex preserved their 100 per cent record to win the South Group top of the table clash against previously unbeaten Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium

Clarke wary of Pakistan threat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Clarke knows Australia's dominance at the World Twenty20 will count for nothing if they don't continue that form in the knockout stages starting with a semi-final against Pakistan

Awesome Australia outclass India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The match started with a maiden. Silence before a storm that absolutely blew India out of its way

Watson, Hussey set up emphatic win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia began to right previous wrongs in this format with an emphatic dismantling of the defending champions at St Lucia, a 34-run win serving serious notice to one and all of their intentions in this tournament

Tait's misery, and a needless time-out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Plays of the Day from the IPL fixture between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in Delhi

Poor first day for Shaun Tait show

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rajasthan need Shaun Tait to make more of an impact than he did in the opening game

Tait looks to Wellington wind for extra speed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait is keen to take full advantage of what he hopes will be strong wind in Wellington as he aims to crank his speed past 160kph for the second time this month

Tait and Warner set up 38-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait and David Warner, two of Australia's Twenty20 specialists, continued the team's unbeaten summer by setting up a 38-run thrashing of West Indies in Hobart

Tait hoping IPL goes ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait is desperate to make his IPL debut next month and hopes the tournament occurs following the terror threats directed at the event

'Fresh' Tait sets sights on Akhtar's record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait believes he has made the right decision to abandon first-class cricket and focus on the shorter formats after delivering the fastest ball ever recorded in Australia on Friday night

Clarke relieved, but worries remain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Clarke believes there is plenty of work ahead of Australia's Twenty20 side

Tait leads Australia's great escape

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait proved he can still be a force at international level as he helped Australia to a tense two-run win

Shaun Tait called up as cover for Peter Siddle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait, the Australian fast bowler, has been added to the squad as a standby for Sunday's fifth ODI against Pakistan

Redbacks desperate to end trophy drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hosting the Big Bash final is a major achievement for South Australia, who have not made a domestic decider since losing the 2005-06 one-day tournament

Injured Hilfenhaus waits and waits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ben Hilfenhaus is still unsure when he will be able to return from his lingering knee injury but is determined not to come back too soon

Tait and Pollard push South Australia closer to finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A devastating spell from Shaun Tait helped South Australia completely dismantle Victoria at the Adelaide Oval and put them on the verge of a Twenty20 Big Bash finals berth

Glamorgan confirm Tait signing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Glamorgan have confirmed Shaun Tait, the Australian paceman, as their second overseas player for next year's Twenty20 Cup

Tait takes things slow in one-day return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait will wait until Christmas before deciding whether his body can cope with anything more than limited-overs games

New summer but Redbacks face familiar issues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Each season South Australia start with the same questions

Tait wins Symonds' torn-up contract

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has emerged as the big winner from Andrew Symonds' downfall

Tait and Krejza earn Australia A call-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Young spinner Jon Holland has been chosen alongside familiar faces for the games against Pakistan A later this month

Tait upset after 'kick in the teeth'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If Australia's selectors are chasing Shaun Tait for a recall in September he might be a bit hard to find

Jaques won't give up on Test spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Phil Jaques will continue to fight to regain his national spot despite suffering a setback in his recovery from a severe back problem

Tait overlooked for Australia contract

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has missed a spot in Australia's 25-man contract list

Watson, Bracken and Hopes out of IPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Watson, Nathan Bracken and James Hopes have been stood down from competing in the closing stages of the IPL by Cricket Australia medical staff

Tait targets late-season IPL return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait says he aims to play in the closing rounds of the IPL, despite Cricket Australia this month ruling him out of the tournament on medical grounds

Australia rule Tait out of IPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has become the latest Australian to be withdrawn from the IPL after Cricket Australia were unwilling to gamble on his fitness ahead of the World Twenty20

Symonds given green light for Australia return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Symonds is back in Australia's plans after a troubled season and is part of the preliminary squad for the World Twenty20

Tait could make a Tanvir-like impression - Berry

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Berry, the Rajasthan Royals' director of coaching, has said Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait could make an "enormous" impression

Tait draws inspiration from Johnson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Tait has looked to his fellow fast bowler Mitchell Johnson for inspiration as he continues his return to international cricket while trying to minimise the stress on his body

Debutant Warner destroys South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Warner made one of the most memorable international debuts imaginable as he lit up the MCG with 89 from 43 balls to set up Australia's 52-run win over South Africa