Kiwi great among two new Australia assistant coaches

Vettori and Borovec will commence their roles next month ahead of Australia's tour of Sri Lanka, with the duo earning their upgrades to replace outgoing assistant Jeff Vaughan and the freshly-promoted McDonald.

Former Kiwi captain Vettori has worked alongside McDonald in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore, while the pair recently strengthened their working relationship when Vettori worked with Australia during the white-ball component of the historic tour of Pakistan.

"I have worked with Daniel previously and could not speak more highly of his approach, work ethic and rapport he brings," McDonald said.

"His experience and balanced style are well documented. He is a great fit and will bring an enormous amount of knowledge to the team."

Vettori said he is looking forward to commencing his new role.

"I was really impressed with what I saw of the group in Pakistan in the way they approached preparation, planning and playing," he said.

"It’s a very strong and unified group which has the potential to have a very rewarding and hopefully successful period ahead."

Borovec also has experience working alongside McDonald, with the pair having forged a relationship at domestic level with Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades.

"Andre has been fantastic for the group when he has been involved as an extremely skilled and experienced high performance coach," McDonald said.

"He is a great fit culturally and brings the skills to complement our high-performance specialists."

Borovec, who will also take charge of Australia A during the tour of Sri Lanka, was thrilled to have been given the chance in the new role.

“I am extremely honoured to be given this opportunity," he said.

"I have enjoyed the times I have been involved with the team and look forward to working full-time with the coaching group, players and staff to continually strive for improvement and ultimately success."

McDonald will work alongside batting coach Michael Di Venuto, spin coach Sri Sriram and former Australia quick Clint McKay during the white-ball component of the series, with Vettori and Borovec to then commence once the Test matches and A series commence.