Former Australian cricketer Ashley Noffke has announced his resignation from the Pakistan white-ball team as the country’s current white-ball bowling coach.
Noffke has told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that he would like to resign from the job. He’ll, however, continue to work with the Pakistan side as they embark on their campaign at the quarter-final stage of the 2026 Asian Games on September 28 and will be present on the field for the entire duration of the tournament.
The former Australian bowler has also had talks about the possibility of becoming head coach of an associate country. Meanwhile, the PCB has started the process of finding his replacement and has advertised the vacancy for the bowling coach position.
The PCB says those wishing to apply for the position of a coach must have five years of coaching experience and be level three cricket coaches. The last date for receipt of applications is 8 October.
In May 2025, Noffke was appointed as the white-ball coach with national team head coach Mike Hesson.
He also served as Pakistan’s interim Test bowling coach on the country’s England tour in September 2026, before being relieved of the role.
Noffke was replacing former Pakistan bowling coach Umar Gul, after a pair of defeats to England at Headingley and Lord’s in the first two Tests.
Despite the changes to the coaching set-up, Pakistan were unable to avoid a series defeat. England put together a 3-0 clean sweep of Pakistan in the third Test, which they won by eight wickets.
Noffke played for Australia at international level, and is a one-day and two T20 international coach. He shifted his career to coaching and acquired experience in various domestic and international cricket teams before signing up with Pakistan’s coaching staff.
The PCB will now seek out a new bowling coach as Pakistan is currently preparing for its next white-ball tournaments, with the Asian Games being one of its current commitments.