Brad Haddin to take up coaching following retirement
Friday 18 September 2015 09:48, UK
Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is to move into coaching after announcing his retirement last week.
The 37-year-old has called it a day after playing in 66 Test matches in which he scored 3,266 runs at an average of 32.98 and took 262 catches.
"We can't afford to lose those blokes to the game," said Australia coach Darren Lehmann.
"We need him to pass on the knowledge to the next generation which will stand them in good stead.
"He'll do some work coaching-wise with New South Wales, and we're going to get him involved with the Under 19s and Under 17s Australian programs, and I might even be able to take him away with us occasionally.
"It's a great stage for him to move forward with the next stage of his life and career.
"We think he's a really important part of what we started and we love how he goes about it and what he does."
Haddin follows former captain Michael Clarke, all-rounder Shane Watson and opening batsman Chris Rogers into retirement after the 3-2 Ashes defeat in England.
Paceman Ryan Harris also quit before the Ashes after suffering a serious knee injury.
New captain Steve Smith will lead Australia's most inexperienced Test side in decades into next month's two-match tour of Bangladesh.
