Stan Nell appointed new coach of Sri Lanka A

Stan Nell, an Australian coach, has been recruited as the coach of the Sri Lanka A team for their forthcoming tour of England, according to The Island, a Sri Lankan daily. Nell, who coaches Monash University in Victoria but also has previous experience of coaching in Sri Lanka, is set to join the A squad in June.

Nell's appointment swells the Australian contingent looking after various Sri Lankan squads: the national team is coached by John Dyson, while Shane Duff is their fitness trainer, and CJ Clarke, the physiotherapist.

Hemantha Devapriya, the A-team coach over the past four years, will now join the Sri Lankan Academy which is about to commence its second programme after being opened in 2003.

Nell has worked in Sri Lanka previously with the Indoor Cricket Foundation and John Keells in the Mercantile competition.