Griffiths is currently the bowling coach of Victoria but has been the head coach of Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes. Before taking up the head coaching role at Tasmania, he was senior assistant coach for WA and the Perth Scorchers under Justin Langer. He has also been a long-time bowling coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and has worked with the San Francisco Unicorns in the MLC. He has had short stints with the Australia men’s team on bilateral tours in the 2012, 2016 and 2019 ODI World Cups.
Griffith’s appointment comes at a time when Australia’s fast bowling depth is coming into sharp focus as Australia’s big three are Pat Cummins (31), Mitchell Starc (about to turn 35) and Josh Hazlewood (34). is unlikely to continue playing in all three formats. Short to medium term.
Griffiths will be based at CA’s Center of Excellence in Brisbane and implement a national strategy to develop fast bowlers. He will also oversee the preparation of the national fast bowlers, as well as step in as coaching assistance for Australia A teams and Australia when Vettori is absent due to franchise commitments. He will also be the point-person to develop fast bowling coaches and coordinate with state bowling programmes.
Griffith’s experience and knowledge of the three state programs and his work with many of Australia’s bowlers at various levels will be important given some of the differences between CA’s high performance unit and the states over the management of some CA contracted bowlers as well as domestically contracted bowlers. Used to be. Bowlers on the margins of national selection. A number of injuries have also cropped up over the past seven months, leading to a stern test of Australia’s depth in four different international series across three formats.
His work in the IPL at RCB, where he worked with Green, Josh Hazlewood and Mohammed Siraj at various stages, is also important as CA tries to navigate the management of its bowlers in a rapidly evolving franchise era. Players want to participate in IPL and T20. occasion during a period when CA would prefer to rest him or undergo specially tailored preparation for the upcoming international series.
McDonald was thrilled to have a coach of Griffith’s caliber for the role.
“I am delighted that Adam will bring his extensive experience to Cricket Australia as the National Pace Bowling Coach and will become an important part of our coaching set-up,” McDonald said.
“Adam’s expertise across all formats will be invaluable in the preparation of fast bowlers for Australia’s national men’s teams.”
Griffiths will complete the domestic season with Victoria in his current role as bowling coach under Chris Rogers, with Victoria currently sitting second in both the Sheffield Shield and Dean Jones Trophy, before moving to Brisbane to take up his new position.
