Former Australia batsman Stuart Law has been sacked as head coach of Middlesex with a year left on his contract, the English county team announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The decision followed a review of Middlesex's performances over the past three seasons by the club's cricket committee, with Alan Coleman becoming interim head coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Lord's-based side lost seven of their first 10 County Championship matches in 2021 and were consequently placed in competition's bottom tier during the season's second stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their white-ball performances were also dismal as the club finished second from bottom in the group stage of England's domestic 50-over and Twenty20 competitions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Middlesex chief executive Andrew Cornish thanked Law for his dedication but added "on-field performances have not been up to the standards we require".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We have ambitions to be competitive in all competitions, and with the talented young home-grown side developed at Middlesex, I have no doubts this can be achieved," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Middlesex were crowned champions of England in 2016 but were relegated the following year and failed to shine under Law after his appointment on a four-year contract in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Law made an unbeaten half-century in his only Test for Australia in 1995 and played in 54 one-day internationals between 1994 and 1999.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He retired with a first-class record of 27,080 runs, 79 hundreds and an average exceeding 50.<\/p>\r\n\r\n