Former Australia opener Rogers to coach next generation

ByReuters

Published 14/03/2018 at 00:34 GMT

March 14 (Reuters) - Former Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers will be tasked with grooming the country's young talent with his appointment as a high performance batting coach, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.

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Rogers, who scored five centuries in 25 tests at the end of a late-blooming career, will be based in Brisbane at the National Cricket Centre and joins former test bowler and youth coach Ryan Harris at the academy, CA said in a statement.

Rogers has been involved in multiple coaching roles with CA since 2015, most recently as an assistant at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

"We're looking forward to having Chris work with Australia's next generation and watching him develop as a coach," CA high performance boss Pat Howard said in a statement.

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