Cricket Australia have extended head coach Andrew McDonald’s contract until the end of 2027. The former all-rounder was appointed Australia’s coach in 2022 and his contract was set to expire in the early half of 2026, but not anymore.
The 43-year-old will now oversee Australia defend their ODI World Cup title in 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The extension also means McDonald will be Australia’s head coach when they travel to India and England to play Test cricket.
Under his guidance, Australia won the 2023 ODI World Cup in India and also won the last edition of the World Test Championship.
"I am very fortunate to have an exceptional group of leaders, players, coaches and staff who are fully invested in the ongoing well-being, success and development of this group," McDonald said.
"The professionalism, commitment and experience of my fellow coaches and the wider staff have ensured the journey has been extremely successful but just as importantly created a culture of unity, trust and inclusivity.
"International cricket has many challenges for all teams and I am particularly proud how the group, players and staff, across all formats have navigated those together."
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said: "Andrew has proven to be an outstanding men's head coach who as well as delivering exceptional results has built a strong coaching team, methodology and an excellent environment for the team to perform at its best. We are delighted to extend his tenure for a further two years."
Australia’s next assignment is a six-match white-ball series against Pakistan at home. They will then be involved in a five-match Test series against India, starting on November 22.
If you’ve not downloaded the Cricket.com app yet, you’re missing out on our content — big time. Download the App here.
Nathan McSweeney makes his BGT case on a brutal day for batting
Anirudh Suresh
Hong Kong Sixes 2024: ‘Awesome tournament, awesome experience’
Pramod Ananth
INTERVIEW: Naruto, 'idol' Kohli & tattoo – Nitish Reddy is ready for Test debut
Aakash Sivasubramaniam
Can youngsters Nitish Reddy & Sam Konstas make their BGT case?
Anirudh Suresh
JJ Smuts: Aiden Markram has the credentials to lead South Africa across formats
Pramod Ananth
Hunger, homework and humility: The making of Rachin Ravindra
Aakash Sivasubramaniam
Emerging Asia Cup T20: Afghanistan stun the world as India fall short again
Pramod Ananth
Virat Kohli: A master burdened by his shortcomings
Shubh Aggarwal
How Mitchell Santner outbowled Indian spinners in Pune
Rahul Singh
A Dozen years of dominance: The great Indian Test streak in pictures
Gaurav Nandan Tripathi
