Dovey will replace long-serving Australian team manager Steve (“Brute”) Bernard, who will be retiring from the role after the ICC World Cup early next year.
Bernard and Dovey will conduct a handover during the Australian team tour to Bangladesh which is scheduled immediately after the World Cup.
Announcing the appointment today, CA General Manager Cricket Michael Brown said he was excited to have recruited an appointee of Dovey’s background and sports management expertise to fill the role, which is critical to the smooth operation of the team and its support group.
“Not surprisingly, we had a large field of strong candidates when we sought a replacement for Steve but Gavin was the stand-out candidate,” Brown said.
He said he was looking forward to returning to Australia to take up a position he expected to be challenging but fulfilling.
“The RFU has been great to me and I will always be grateful for the opportunities they offered me – I have learned a lot.
“I now look forward to taking up the challenge of replacing Steve and of doing my part to help support the sporting team that the whole nation follows”.
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