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Stephen Jones, the coach, who groomed England’s primary fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer, has thrown his hat for the bowling coach role in the BCCI’s recruitment process. The former English player has got enough experience under his belt to do the job for the Indian National Cricket Team.

Stephen Jones believes he can deliver:

Jones worked with the likes of Stuart Broad and Dan Christian during his short coaching stint with Big Bash League’s team Hobart Hurricanes last year. Stephen Jones was regarded highly as a fast bowler playing for several counties in a career spanning 14 years.

“There are four aspects to coaching — technical, tactical, physical and mental. What I can do is cover four of them. The problem with modern-day cricket is that most coaches are only able to fall back on playing experience and that’s just a small part of it. The body doesn’t work in isolation. It is a complex system, so you can’t have knowledge on one or two aspects,” Jones was quoted as saying by Sportstar.

I have knowledge of all 4 aspects:

Stephen Jones believes that he can deliver the goods in all the major aspects of the fast bowlers. He explains himself in a unique way, which might convince the selectors before appointing him.

“You can fall back on playing experience, but to make a difference, you need the knowledge on all four aspects and that separates me from the rest of the world,” Jones, who carries an ECB Level 3 certification, said.

Recently, in the last season, Stephen Jones was appointed as the bowling coach for the Rajasthan Royals. Indeed, he did a decent job with the resources he got during the tournament.