Colombo, June 07: Sri Lanka said today it would appoint former Australian test player John Dyson as the island's national cricket coach to replace sacked Dav Whatmore. The newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) said it was about to sign a memorandum of understanding with Dyson to coach the national team from August. "By july 6, we will have him here meeting with you", BCCSL's new President Thilanga Sumathipala told reporters here a few hours after defeating former world cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga to take the top administration job.
Dyson coached New South Wales after retiring from test cricket.
Whatmore was sacked in March after Sri Lanka bowed out of the semi-finals of the world cup.

Bureau Report