Experienced cricket coach Mickey Arthur has been named the consultant head coach of the Sri Lanka team, ahead of the two-match Test series against Pakistan. Arthur has experience coaching teams like South Africa, Australia, and Pakistan.

Arthur will lead the support staff of batting coach Grant Flower, while David Saker and Shane McDermott will take over as bowling and fielding coach respectively.  Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has signed a two-year deal with the new staff. But Flower will only work with the limited-overs team and won't travel to Pakistan for the Test series beginning 11 December.

Mickey Arthur set to take charge as new Sri Lanka head coach

Arthur’s track record is pretty good as South Africa gained the no.1 ranking in Tests under his tenure from 2005 to 2010, and helped them beat England in their own home for the first time in over 40 years, and their maiden Test series victory in Australia, in 2008-09.

He then led the Pakistan team to their maiden ICC Champions Trophy title in 2017. He also helped Sarfaraz Ahmed lead Pakistan to a streak of 10 consecutive T20I series wins as they ascended to the top spot in the ICC T20I team rankings.