Former Pakistan cricket team's coach Geoff Lawson, left, talks to cricketers Mohammed Sami, center, and Iftikhar Anjum. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi
If it was job interview, you would have appointed Geoff Lawson the new Chairman of Selectors on the spot. The former Australian paceman appeared on Sky News’ AM Sportsline program yesterday and urged his potential employer to speed things up in the wake of the Argus report on the game.
“The General Manager of Cricket Operations position actually closed about six weeks ago and nothing has been done about it,” he said.
“Cricket Australia is saying that we won’t look into coaches or the selectors until that almost el supremo position is appointed.”
“We’ve had no news and I think it’s time. We need some news. This appointment needs to be made because we’ve got the South African tour and we still have the same selectors and we have an interim coach.”
“This needs to be done sooner rather than later and I just can’t see what the hold-up is. We need to move on this stuff.”
“I’ve actually applied for one of the selectors positions, hopefully the chairman of selectors and that’s almost three weeks ago that position closed and still we haven’t heard a syllable about what’s going on.
“Things are moving pretty slowly at Cricket Australia.”
It’s the type of straight down the line attitude that’s needed at the selection table following an era where decisions on and off the field took years when they should’ve taken months.
Lawson is a character who has always been willing to offer his opinion on various topics to do with the game. The only difference with the man known as “Henry” is that you never walk away feeling a little bewildered at what you’ve just heard. You generally get a bagful of logic for your time.
To find the once all conquering force in this position is a tad sad. Should the Australian cricket team really have an interim coach on a tour of South Africa?
Whether Lawson gets the job or not is irrelevant. He’d be a good choice, but the most important thing is that a decision is made soon.
The first test against New Zealand starts in under two months and that series will be important for bedding down relationships in camp under a new coach.
The series against India, starting on Boxing Day, is the important one, but you’d hate to have the new man starting his reign just weeks before the opening ball is bowled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The clock is ticking on some huge decisions and the date for making choices should be getting closer.
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