Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced that Adam Griffith will join the national men&rsquo;s team as bowling coach for the upcoming tour of the West Indies in June.
Griffith played 50 first-class matches and 54 list A matches for Tasmania before retiring in 2011 and becoming West Australia's bowling coach.
Commenting on Griffith&rsquo;s appointment head coach Darren Lehmann said: &ldquo;We are excited to have Adam join the team for the tour of the West Indies.
&ldquo;West Australia have some talented young fast-bowlers that have developed under Adam&rsquo;s watch and it&rsquo;s great to be able to offer him the chance to work with the Australian side under Justin Langer.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a credit to the standard of our state coaching system to be able to offer these opportunities to young coaches and I am sure both Adam and the players will benefit greatly from this experience.&rdquo;
Griffith said he looking forward to the chance to work with the national team.
&ldquo;The opportunity to work with Australia&rsquo;s premium bowlers is incredibly exciting," he said.
&ldquo;The West Indies and South Africa have some of the most destructive white ball batters in the world and preparing to play them in Caribbean conditions will be a great challenge.&rdquo;
National Cricket Centre High Performance Coach Graeme Hick will also join the side as an assistant coach in the West Indies.
Hick, a former England international Test player, has worked at the National Cricket Centre for the past three years with a focus on working with young players coming through the pathway system.
The squad will depart for the Caribbean at the end of May, with Australia&rsquo;s first match taking place in Guyana on Sunday 5 June against South Africa.

Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced that Adam Griffith will join the national men&rsquo;s team as bowling coach for the upcoming tour of the West Indies in June.

Adam Griffith appointed Australia's bowling coach

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Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced that Adam Griffith will join the national men&rsquo;s team as bowling coach for the upcoming tour of the West Indies in June.

Adam Griffith appointed Australia's bowling coach

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