Neale to manage England tourists (16 July 1999)
England have chosen the safest pair of hands available to manage this winter's tour of South Africa
16-Jul-1999
16 July 1999
Neale to manage England tourists
Michael Henderson
England have chosen the safest pair of hands available to manage this
winter's tour of South Africa. Phil Neale, the Warwickshire coach,
will reinforce the team of Nasser Hussain and Duncan Fletcher, who
takes up his coaching position in October.
Neale, 45, has had a thorough grounding as player, captain and coach,
and will enjoy the respect of the players. He was a firm leader when
Worcestershire won the championship in 1988 and again the followin g
year.
After retirement he began his coaching career at Northamptonshire,
before replacing Bob Woolmer at Edgbaston and promptly helping them
to retain the championship in 1995.
Neale was the coach on two A tours, to South Africa and India, and
has subsequently managed three tours at A and under-19 level, so he
is familiar with the responsibilities that go with the title of
general manager. The overall control of the tour will remain with
Fletcher.
Neale is clearly the best man for the job, and his promotion could
lead to a permanent appointment as the first full-time England
manager, when the post is created next year.
Dean Conway, the Glamorgan physiotherapist, will transfer that role
to the England set-up, succeeding Wayne Morton, who has performed
that duty since 1995.
The other touring parties open the door to three Yorkshiremen. Martyn
Moxon, the county's director of coaching, will be the coach on the A
tour to Bangladesh and New Zealand, managed by Mike Gatting. James
Whitaker, the Leicestershire captain, is in charge of the brief
under-19 tour to Malaysia and the World Cup in Sri Lanka. The coach
is Tim Boon, a former colleague at Grace Road.
Source :: The Electronic Telegraph