Jason Gillespie appointed as South Australia head coach

Former Australia pacer and current Sussex head coach Jason Gillespie is named as the South Australia head coach in the two premier domestic tournaments – the One-Day Cup and the Sheffield Shield. Jason Gillespie will leave Sussex and takeup the charge as head coach of South Australia by replacing Jamie Siddons, who parted ways with South Australia after team’s bad performance in 2019-20 season. Under Siddons, South Australia has lost two Shield finals to Victoria in 2015-16 and 2016-17, and finished last in the tabe of three subsequent seasons.