Australia’s coach John Buchanan’s tenure as coach will be over after WC 2007. Tim Nielsen will succeed him as Australia coach, according to Cricket Australia.

Nielsen, who spent three years working as an assistant to Buchanan, will take over the head coaching job when Buchanan stands down following the World Cup in the West Indies which starts next month.

Nielsen, 38, is a former first-class wicketkeeper-batsman who had spent the past two years working as head coach of Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.
 
Buchanan replaced Geoff Marsh as national coach in 1999 and oversaw one of the most successful eras in Australian cricket history before announcing in August that he was quitting after the World Cup.

During Buchanan’s time in charge, Australia won all the major tournaments including the WC 2003 and also set a world records for the most consecutive Test and one-day wins.