CANBERRA, Australia: South Australia have named Jamie Cox, the former Tasmania batsman, as their high performance manager.Cox takes up his assignment after a stint with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he managed elite level coaches across a variety of sports in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

“Jamie has been involved in elite level sport for almost two decades — with 16 years experience as a first-class cricketer and an additional four years experience in high performance administration/management”, Mike Deare, the South Australia Cricket Association (SACA) chief executive, said in a release.

Cox will be working alongside Mark Sorell, the team coach. “Jamie has worked closely with professionally contracted cricket players while at the Tasmanian Cricket Association and is well-equipped to support Mark Sorell during what is a key time,” Deare said.