Woolmer - interested in Windies post.
WOOLMER FANCIES WINDIES JOB
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Bob Woolmer, the former England all-rounder who helped turn South Africa into one of the best teams of the 1990s, has confirmed his interest in the West Indies coaching position.
The West Indies are looking for a new coach after deciding not to extend Roger Harper's contract following the World Cup.
West Indies Cricket Board boss Wes Hall and chief selector Sir Viv Richards interviewed Woolmer for the position whilst in South Africa last week.
"I was told by my good friend Dr Rudi Webster (former Warwickshire bowler and director of the West Indies academy) that the job would soon be vacant and he asked whether I wanted to submit my CV, which I did," Woolmer told the BBC Sport website.
"I had a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with the West Indies selection panel in Kimberley early last week.
"I'm not sure what will come of it. It's up to them to call me now. But it goes without saying that for the meeting to last as long as it did means it was encouraging on both sides.
"The one thing I made clear was if I was going to coach a national side again I would expect to be able to implement the various techniques that I have developed over the years.
"But I am interested in the job, otherwise I would not have expressed interest."
Woolmer, one of the biggest names on the coaching circuit, earned his stripes as a successful coach for Warwickshire before his stint as South Africa's national coach between 1994 and 1999.
Rev Hall and Richards also interviewed Australian academy coach Bennett King and KwaZulu-Natal's Eldine Baptiste between West Indies games at the World Cup.
The board appear keen to have a big-name coach for the job and Woolmer's name shot to the top of the list after he expressed a willingness to be interviewed for the job.
Hall and Richards were impressed with King's candidacy and were on the verge of offering him the job before Woolmer came into the picture.
Woolmer now serves as ICC High Performance Manager, responsible for working with associate member countries Canada, Holland, Kenya and Namibia.
He played a key role in assisting the minnow countries in their World Cup preparations.
That ICC contract expires at the end of the World Cup and the WICB want to appoint a new coach by April 1.
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