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Peter Steindl's quiet revolution has produced a young team with potential

T he glum demeanour hardly seems surprising when his job is head coach of the national cricket team in a country with Scotland's climate, but it would be wrong to think that default facial expression offers an accurate reflection of Peter Steindl's outlook.

Peter Steindl arrived in Scotland over 20 years ago and has been head coach since 2008
Peter Steindl arrived in Scotland over 20 years ago and has been head coach since 2008

Some four-and-a-half years have passed since he took the post and, even though our meeting took place alongside a puddle the size of a small duck pond lying on the outfield at The Grange that had wrecked a planned session with some of his players, the native Queenslander expressed real passion for what he is doing. "It's a great job. I love doing what I do," he said, ahead of his team's meetings with Canada in the Intercontinental Cup this week at Uddingston, then in two One Day Internationals at The Grange next week.

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