Jurgensen replaces Pybus as Bangladesh interim coach

Englishman Richard Pybus has quit as coach of Bangladesh’s cricket team over contract differences just five months into the job, officials said on Wednesday. Pybus, 48, told the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) of his decision on Tuesday night, just weeks before the team take on the West Indies in a home series starting in November. “We have already appointed Shane Jurgensen, the national team’s bowling coach, as the interim coach for the team,” BCB spokesman Jalal Yunus told AFP. Pybus could not be contacted for comment. Pakistan tour The Bangladesh Cricket Board has reportedly agreed to send its cricket team to Pakistan for three one-day internationals and two Twenty20s in December. The Daily Jang newspaper says new BCB president Nazmul Hasan will chair a meeting on Wednesday after which the tour will be announced. Bangladesh was scheduled to tour Pakistan in April for a short series, but it was cancelled after its high court ordered the visit be suspended due to security concerns. From Gulftoday