Buchanan denies taking swipe at Indian cricketersJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australian cricket coach, John Buchanan has strongly denied taking a swipe at Indian cricketers in his just released book 'The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20'. Buchanan said he bore no malice towards anybody and his comments in the book were taken out of context.
Buchanan says his comments on Indian stars taken out of contextJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australia cricket coach, John Buchanan has accused the Indian media of taking his comments on former and current Indian cricketers out of context. He also said that he bore no malice towards anyone.
Did the KKR Experience Prompted ECB to Recruit Buchanan?July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Even after the worthless performance in Kolkata Knight RIder in IPL, Buchanan is still trusted by the ECB to appoint him for a responsible post. The 56-year-old, who coached Australia to two World Cup wins, has been working with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the last 10 days as a consultant.
Buchanan denies split loyalties; will be backing PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. Buchanan said that Ponting can lead the team to a win in the series and atone for their loss in 2005.
Don't want to see John with an England jumper on, says PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Proteas give England blueprint on how to beat AussiesJune 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - South Africa has handed over England its successful blueprint on how to beat the Australians in the Ashes 2009. England will head into the Ashes series with fresh intelligence after Proteas coach Mickey Arthur revealed his game plans on hoe to put one over the Aussies.
Ponting uneasy about Buchanan's coaching stint in EnglandJune 30th, 2009 WORCESTER - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says that he is uncomfortable about former coach and mentor John Buchanan taking up a coaching stint with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Buchanan is out of Kolkata Knight RidersJune 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team director John Buchanan has become the first casualty of the side's dismal performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Knight Riders and Buchanan, who recently joined as consultant with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), parted ways amicably Thursday.
Australia' Watson says team unfazed by Buchanan's shift in loyaltyJune 12th, 2009 LEICESTER - Australia's cricketers have said that they are not to too bothered about appointment of their former coach John Buchanan to a consultancy role with the ECB. According to Australian all-rounder Shane Watson,Buchanan's temporary defection to England, was greeted without indignation in the Australian camp, with Watson believing the former national coach's presence will have little bearing on the Ashes result.
Buchanan will complicate things for England, says WarneJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian spin wizard Shane Warne has taken a swipe at his former coach John Buchanan saying that his presence in the England team will create more chances for Australia to win the Ashes. Buchanan will work with England and Wales Cricket Board's elite coaching programmes and will also oversee the progress of their under-19 and second-string Lions teams.
Nielsen not worried with Buchanan's England assignmentJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian coach Tim Nielsen isn't losing his sleep over his predecessor John Buchanan's decision to joining the England cricket board ahead of the Ashes. Buchanan surprised everyone by joining England's elite cricket set-up before the Ashes and will work with their under-19 and second-string Lions teams.
Buchanan says may expose Oz cricketers' chinks during ECB consulting stintJune 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricket team coach John Buchanan has said that he may give England inside knowledge of Australia's cricketers as he takes up a short-term coaching job with England later this month. He hopes his stint with the ECB will land him with a longer deal, the Herald Sun reports.
'I am not an Ashes traitor,' says BuchananJune 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former coach John Buchanan has denied suggestions that he had sold out Australian cricket by meeting with English officials last week. London's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that Buchanan had met with the English hierarchy and members of their coaching panel to help plot their strategy for next month's Ashes series.
I am not an Ashes traitor: BuchananJune 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian coach John Buchanan last night denied suggestions he had sold out Australian cricket by meeting English officials last week. London's Sunday Telegraph reported that Buchanan had met the English hierarchy and members of their coaching panel to help plot their strategy for next month's Ashes series.
Buchanan helping England prepare for AshesMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - The architect of Australia's thumping 5-0 victory in the last Ashes series Down Under in 2006/07, former coach John Buchanan, was in England last week for meetings with England officials and members of the team coaching staff about their Ashes strategy and planning. n a revelation bound to shock Australian cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board invited Buchanan after recently losing his advisory contract with Cricket Australia and having worked briefly with the England Lions squad in New Zealand last winter, The Telegraph reported.