Ben Sawyer appointed New Zealand women's team head coach ahead of busy schedule
Updated On: 06 June, 2022 10:49 AM IST | Melbourne | IANS
On his first day in the job, Sawyer oversaw the training camp at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui ahead of his first two assignments -- the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the subsequent tour to the West Indies
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Ben Sawyer, an assistant to former Australian women`s team head coach Matthew Mott, has been appointed head coach of the New Zealand women`s team.
On his first day in the job, Sawyer oversaw the training camp at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Monday ahead of his first two assignments -- the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the subsequent tour to the West Indies.
"I can`t wait to get stuck in," Sawyer was quoted as saying by ICC. "I see a lot of potential in this White Ferns group and I feel really optimistic about helping to untap that potential, so they can take their cricket to the next level.
"It`s certainly going to be a learning process as I get to know the players and they get to know me, and my cricket philosophies and coaching style."
Signed on a two-year contract as a replacement for the retired Bob Carter, Sawyer joins Mott as departures after Australia`s successful ICC Women`s World Cup campaign, with the latter joining the English men`s white-ball set-up.
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"If you get the players making a priority of the processes and concentrating on the preparation and routines that improve and develop performance, then the outcomes tend to look after themselves," Sawyer added.
"That`s where consistency of performance comes from, and that`s what we`re seeking," said Swayer, who will look to lift the morale of the New Zealand women`s team after their early exit in the ICC 50-over World Cup at home recently.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine welcomed Sawyer, and hoped a change at the helm will bring fresh ideas.
"We`re really looking forward to working with Ben and receiving the benefit of his experience," she said.
"He`s been a key figure in the ongoing success of the Australian women`s team and we hope we can tap into that bank of experience and grow together as a team.
"The upcoming Commonwealth Games campaign in Birmingham and the tour to West Indies will be really helpful in that regard -- there`s nothing like away tours for bringing a group together and sharing a common purpose," said Devine.
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