Sri Lanka hires Moody as cricket director

Sri Lanka hired former Australia international Tom Moody as its cricket director yesterday in a move to revamp the struggling national team.

Sri Lanka Cricket said Moody was appointed on the advice of the board’s cricket committee. His responsibilities will include focusing on the domestic cricket structure, player welfare, coaching and support staff structure, and high performance and data analysis. It’s a three-year contract. Moody was coach when Sri Lanka reached the final of the 2007 World Cup final which was won by Australia.