South Africa’s Arthur eyes Australia’s coaching job

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said Tuesday he would be interested in coaching Australia’s national cricket side if he was offered the role. Arthur, who guided the Proteas to the top ranking in Test and one-day cricket last decade, has two years left to run on his contract with Western Australia and said he was enjoying his time in the state. But the 43-year-old said he would consider any approach from Cricket Australia to replace Tim Nielsen, who has to re-apply for his job in the wake of last week’s hard-hitting Argus review into the domestic game. “You’d be foolish not to consider it but, as I’ve said and I’ve always said, I’m incredibly happy with the job I’ve got at the moment. I’m incredibly happy working in WA and I’m incredibly happy with the structures we’ve put in place,” said Arthur.