Chawaguta to team up with Australia

Zimbabwe's coach Walter Chawaguta will join Tim Nelisen, Australia's coach, for a fortnight during the one-day series between Australia and Pakistan in the UAE next month.

The attachment is part of an ongoing education programme that Zimbabwe Cricket initiated to build its capacity in the various spheres of the game and is running in conjunction with Cricket Australia (CA).

"ZC is very grateful for all the assistance and cooperation we are getting from CA," Ozias Bvute, the board's chief executive, said. "We believe that Walter will benefit immensely from this exposure and will return to impart the knowledge he gains from Nielsen to his fellow coaches and the players."

Last year, Chawaguta was attached to the CA Centre of Excellence in Brisbane for five weeks, along with Under-19 coach Shepherd Makunura. They then attended a level three coaching course afterwards, together with national team assistant coach Douglas Hondo.

This year, two administrators, Esther Lupepe and Shingai Rhuhwaya, have attended the programme. Three staff members from the Cricket Operations department and four players will also be going to Australia during the course of the year.