Moody and Buchanan head to head

Coaches of World Cup final:

SRI LANKA

Tom Moody

Date of birth: Oct 2, 1965, Adelaide, Australia

Appointed: May 2005

WORLD CUP RECORD: World Cup winner as a player with Australia in 1987 and 1999. As coach, Sri Lanka have won seven matches and lost two in the West Indies

FUTURE: Contract expires in May. Tipped to take over as coach of Western Australia

Respected all-rounder, he featured in 76 ODIs for Australia but only eight Tests in 12-year international career. Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000 but retired from playing in 2001 after being dogged by back trouble. Built coaching reputation at Worcestershire in England before taking over as Sri Lanka coach in May 2005.

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AUSTRALIA

John Buchanan

Date of birth: April 5, 1953, Ipswich, Australia

Appointed: October 1999

WORLD CUP RECORD: Played 21, won 21, 2003 champions

FUTURE: Retires after World Cup to be replaced by Tim Nielsen

Bespectacled, former university lecturer, played just seven Sheffield Shield games for Queensland in 1978-79 and so was surprise choice to succeed Bob Simpson and Geoff Marsh.

Not afraid to introduce radical thinking into his coaching - on the 2001 Ashes tour, he turned to war theory teachings of Sun Tzu.

Bounced back from losing the Ashes in 2005 with a 5-0 drubbing of England last winter.

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