The Hundred: Former Australia batter Michael Hussey set to coach Welsh Fire men

Welsh Fire men have extended the coaching offer to Australia's batting legend Michael Hussey ahead of the forthcoming third edition of the tournament in 2023.

Welsh Fire men haven’t had a great couple of seasons in The Hundred only winning two games till now combined in the first two seasons of the tournament. The two wins they had in the tournament came in the 2021 edition and happened to be the only two games Jonny Bairstow was available for them. 

Welsh Fire parted ways with World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten at the end of last year’s tournament. It was pretty obvious that decision was going to come as they failed to win a single game in the 2022 edition. Kirsten became the first-ever coach to be sacked from The Hundred due to poor performances.

If Michael Hussey says yes to signing up for the role of the head coach then he might turn out to be the guy who could pave the way for the team’s development. Everyone in England was impressed with his stint with England’s men's team during the recently concluded T20 World Cup down under. England fans wanted him to be reappointed for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.

There was a full interview process after which Michael was chosen as the successor to Kirsten. Along with Michael, David Saker and Mickey Arthur were also in the running for the post of head coach. David was also part of the coaching staff for England during their run to the T20 World Cup title in 2022. He is still going to be a part of the coaching staff for their forthcoming white-ball and red-ball assignments as a consultant. 

The former Australian batter’s appointment (if he accepts) will continue the pattern of foreign coaches at The Hundred. The only exception is Northern Superchargers' James Foster as the only English head coach in the tournament. Hussey is also a part of the Chennai Super Kings coaching staff as their batting consultant. 

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