John Buchanan

John Buchanan became the Australian cricket team coach in 1999 and in 2007 is entering his final campaign as coach of Australia. John has led the team to a world record number of straight Test Matches and One Day International victories. The Australian Cricket Team are the World Cup Champions and Test Cricket Champions, having successfully returned the Ashes to Australia in early 2007.

John Buchanan is also renowned for delivering Queensland their first Sheffield Shield title in 1994/5. In five years of coaching Queensland, they won the Sheffield Shield and Mercantile Mutual Cup twice.

John has a degree in Human Movement, a teaching Diploma and a Master of Arts in Sports Administration from Alberta University in Canada. This education has influenced John's coaching style, which is vastly different to that used by cricket coaches for generations. He was the first coach to use computer analysis of every ball bowled.

John was a professional cricket player and represented Queensland in the late 1970s. He has held positions with the Brisbane Commonwealth Games and the Department of Tourism, Sports and Racing.