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The Surfer

New coach and new challenges for Australia

Peter English
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Tim Nielsen at his first official engagement as Australia's coach, Melbourne, June 19, 2007

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Robert Craddock writes in the Courier-Mail about Tim Nielsen, who takes over the hands-on coaching duties when Australia’s contracted players start a camp later in the week. Craddock looks at the challenges ahead for Nielsen, including replacing the wildly successful John Buchanan and dealing with Stuart MacGill.
Nielsen may have a right to feel as if he is singing the next song after Pavarotti or taking to the dance floor after John Travolta but he is a no-nonsense, strong-willed, self-confessed cricket "nuffy" who sees rich opportunity rather than a bar too high to jump over.
Australia has chosen well for Nielsen has the type of bottomless enthusiasm and optimism needed for a year in which the side will play a staggering world-record 22 Test matches.

Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo