Atlast we have a new coach

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Jamie Siddons, an assistant coach with the Australian team, has accepted an offer from the Bangladesh board to coach the national team. He will arrive in Dhaka on Monday to finalise his employment contract.

Last month it was reported that Siddons was unlikely to become the team's coach after his terms and conditions did not match those of the Bangladesh board. But today Siddons said: "I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted an offer from the BCB to coach the Bangladesh National Team."

Siddons is considered one of Australia's greatest domestic players never to win a Test cap. He made 11,587 first-class runs at 44.91, playing for Victoria and South Australia between 1984 and 2000, and only played one international for Australia - an ODI in Lahore.

Siddons has been continually involved with the national team since retirement. He was appointed as a senior coach at the Centre of Excellence before the 2005 Ashes and then became an assistant coach with the Australian team.

Bangladesh have been looking for a coach since Dav Whatmore decided to quit the post following India's tour of Bangladesh in May. Shaun Williams, the assistant coach, has been in charge of side since then.