SYDNEY : South Africa's Mickey Arthur was Tuesday appointed Australia's
new head cricket coach two months after Tim Nielsen quit, completing a
sweeping revamp of the way the team is run.The 43-year-old is
the first non-Australian to take the job and will assume the reins for
the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on December 1, promising
to bring a "fresh, unblinkered eye" to the job."I am honoured
and privileged to have another chance to coach an international team,
particularly a team of the ilk of Australia," said Arthur, who coached
South Africa from 2005 until 2010.Since then he has worked with Western Australia."I
think I bring a fresh, unblinkered eye to the role after plotting
against Australia when coaching South Africa and having now worked
within the Australian system with the Western Warriors," he added."Australia has an abundance of cricket talent and I am confident the talent is there to ensure Australia is successful."The
announcement came hours after the Australians chased down a target of
310 in Johannesburg to beat South Africa and share their two-match Test
series, where Troy Cooley was in the role of interim coach
