Woolmer wants Windies coaching job

PORT ELIZABETH: Bob Woolmer could become the new West Indies coach at the end of the World Cup.

The former South Africa coach has confirmed he was interviewed by the West Indies’ four national selectors — including Sir Viv Richards — early last week in Kimberley. “I had been told by a good friend and Dr Rudi Webster (former Warwickshire bowler and director of the West Indies academy) 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 am not sure what will come of it. It is up to them to call me now. But it goes without saying, for the meeting to last as long as it did means it was encouraging on both sides.” The former England all-rounder added: “The one thing I did make 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 my interest.”