<p>Following the appointment of Cooley as head of the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, Cricket Australia are looking for a new man to take his place after the World Cup next year, and Prasad offers many of the attributes required, according to a report by 'Australian Associated Press'.<br /><br />According to the report, Prasad, the ex-bowling coach of the Indian team, has expressed his interest for the job if approached.<br /><br />"I would certainly consider it, it would definitely be an honour to share your expertise and be part of a very good team in Australia," Prasad said.<br /><br />"It is nice to know that people are thinking about me as an option," he added.<br />Prasad, who played 33 Tests between 1996 and 2001, has more recently been employed by the Indian Premier League's Chennai Super Kings, where he worked alongside Australian paceman Doug Bollinger.<br /><br />As a crafty swing and seam merchant Prasad enjoyed success in conditions as helpful as England and as unhelpful as the subcontinent.<br /><br />Prasad has shared his lucid thoughts on the Australian bowling attack while commentating on the ongoing India-Australia series on television, and has several points to offer on tactics and also their curious lack of reverse swing.<br /><br />"They (Australia) have got some wonderful bowlers but they lack the vast experience that they had before. They need to work on more consistency. I feel it is not just about the talent," he said.<br /><br />"Against a batting line-up of the quality of India's, batsmen who are very good against spin and also on pitches that don't offer much encouragement to the pace bowlers, they were not showing a lot of patience.<br /><br />"It can be important in those situations to have your plans and wait for things to happen - if you try to do too much you will provide scoring opportunities for the batsmen," said Prasad.<br /><br />Bollinger apparently made a strong impression on Prasad in their time in Chennai.<br />"He (Bollinger) is an amazing bowler when he's on the park - he has everything. I saw in the first Test in Mohali that even though he had that difficult lead-in playing in South Africa he was running in hard, hitting the crease and hurrying the batsmen," he said.<br /><br />"If Ricky Ponting had him at the end of the first Test and for the second Test we might have seen a different result.</p>
<p>Following the appointment of Cooley as head of the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, Cricket Australia are looking for a new man to take his place after the World Cup next year, and Prasad offers many of the attributes required, according to a report by 'Australian Associated Press'.<br /><br />According to the report, Prasad, the ex-bowling coach of the Indian team, has expressed his interest for the job if approached.<br /><br />"I would certainly consider it, it would definitely be an honour to share your expertise and be part of a very good team in Australia," Prasad said.<br /><br />"It is nice to know that people are thinking about me as an option," he added.<br />Prasad, who played 33 Tests between 1996 and 2001, has more recently been employed by the Indian Premier League's Chennai Super Kings, where he worked alongside Australian paceman Doug Bollinger.<br /><br />As a crafty swing and seam merchant Prasad enjoyed success in conditions as helpful as England and as unhelpful as the subcontinent.<br /><br />Prasad has shared his lucid thoughts on the Australian bowling attack while commentating on the ongoing India-Australia series on television, and has several points to offer on tactics and also their curious lack of reverse swing.<br /><br />"They (Australia) have got some wonderful bowlers but they lack the vast experience that they had before. They need to work on more consistency. I feel it is not just about the talent," he said.<br /><br />"Against a batting line-up of the quality of India's, batsmen who are very good against spin and also on pitches that don't offer much encouragement to the pace bowlers, they were not showing a lot of patience.<br /><br />"It can be important in those situations to have your plans and wait for things to happen - if you try to do too much you will provide scoring opportunities for the batsmen," said Prasad.<br /><br />Bollinger apparently made a strong impression on Prasad in their time in Chennai.<br />"He (Bollinger) is an amazing bowler when he's on the park - he has everything. I saw in the first Test in Mohali that even though he had that difficult lead-in playing in South Africa he was running in hard, hitting the crease and hurrying the batsmen," he said.<br /><br />"If Ricky Ponting had him at the end of the first Test and for the second Test we might have seen a different result.</p>