MELBOURNE: Australia’s interim head coach for the Pakistan tour Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the full-time coach for the national men’s side by Cricket Australia (CA) for four years, here on Wednesday.

The 40-years-old all-rounder, who represented Australia in four Tests, replaced Justin Langer on an interim basis ahead of the historic tour to Pakistan, has now been named as the full-time head coach by CA.

According to CA, McDonald became the top favourite to secure the role following Australia’s triumph in the historic Test series against Pakistan, defeating the home side 1-0 in a three-match series.

With taking the charge, a busy international calendar awaits the newly appointed head coach McDonald as Australia is due to tour Sri Lanka in June before preparing to defend the T20 World Cup on home soil.

The side, next year, will then tour India for a Test series, an away Ashes series, and the ODI World Cup in India.

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