 | It's a job with an international team - you'd be nuts not to hear them out New South Wales coach Trevor Bayliss |
Three Australians are among the leading contenders to succeed Tom Moody as Sri Lanka's coach. Trevor Bayliss, Terry Oliver and Jamie Siddons are the men in the frame following Moody's decision to return home to coach Western Australia.
New South Wales have confirmed that Bayliss will travel to Sri Lanka next week for an interview.
But Siddons, Australia's assistant coach, and Queensland coach Oliver also have strong credentials.
Moody stepped down following the recent World Cup in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka Cricket are in no hurry to find a replacement with Trevor Penney and Rumesh Ratnayeke in temporary charge for the forthcoming home series against Bangladesh.
New South Wales, however, say they will not stand in Bayliss's way if he is offered the post.
"We don't want to lose him, but we realise he is very ambitious and in the long term, he wants to coach Australia.
"Coaching another international side would be a big step towards that goal. Just look at the way it catapulted Tom Moody to the upper echelons of world cricket," NSW chief executive Dave Gilbert told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Bayliss has already spoken to Moody about what the job entails.
"Now it's just a case of going over and seeing what they have to say," the 44-year-old commented.
Sri Lanka have shown a preference for Australian coaches in the past, with Dav Whatmore, Bruce Yardley and John Dyson all doing the job before Moody.
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