Former Australian batsman Dean Jones may be keen to take up as Pakistan’s new coach, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not interested in hiring him for the job.
According to media reports, although Jones has apparently been included in the PCB’s shortlist, along with former England all-rounder Dermot Reeve and local applicant Aaqib Javed, PCB has ruled out the chances of Jones succeeding Waqar Younis as Pakistan’s new coach, a Middle East-based newspaper reported.
“It’s out of the question,” the newspaper quoted a reliable source, as saying, referring to the chances of Jones getting hired as Pakistan’s coach.
“The board is planning to contact a few coaches for the job, but I can tell you that he (Jones) doesn’t figure prominently on their list,” he added.
The source rejected the impression that Jones was among the leading candidates for the job, revealing that a committee formed by the PCB to find a suitable coach for the Pakistan team is not impressed by Jones’ credentials.
“He (Jones) doesn’t have much coaching experience and that’s something which goes against him,” said a source, adding that “Jones is quite a controversial personality and the committee members believe that he won’t be a good choice,” added the source.
Last week, Jones had told an Australian newspaper that he believed he was among the five candidates shortlisted by the PCB for the national coach position.
“I believe I am in the last five. ‘I have always wanted to coach and the opportunity came along, so I put my hand up,” The Age quoted Jones, as saying.
PCB not interested in hiring Dean Jones
