Walker, Gid and Tait will lead Durham in RL format
Durham have appointed Alan Walker as head coach for the club's Royal London Cup campaign - which started at Kent yesterday.
Walker will stand in for James Franklin, who has taken on an assistant coaching role with The Hundred franchise, Birmingham Phoenix.
Will Gidman will assist Walker, with former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait also taking up a coaching role with the club.
Tait, who had a spell with Durham in 2004, took 95 wickets for Australia across all formats, and also had spells with Glamorgan and Essex.
Since retiring in 2017, Tait has progressed into coaching, working as bowling coach for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League, head coach for Adelaide Cricket Club in South Australia’s Grade cricket competition, and within the Australian pathway system.
Director of cricket Marcus North said: “All the squad and coaching staff are excited at what the next month will entail.
“It is great to have Shaun joining our support staff for the early part of the competition and we look forward to him bringing experience and a new voice into our camp.
“Joining Durham will benefit both Shaun and Durham Cricket, and we are sure he will enjoy his spell back in the North East.”
Tait added: “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to join the Durham coaching staff.
“Having played there in my younger days, there’s some unfinished business for me. They’re a great club with a history of success and I am keen to make a contribution to some wins in my short stint.
"I can’t wait to get going.”