Melbourne, Aug. 14 -- The Melbourne Renegades have named Australian women's cricket team assistant coach Gavan Twining as their head coach for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) season.

Twining joins the Women's Renegades side after working with the Australian women's team, where he was part of the coaching setup that guided the side to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.

He will link up with the Renegades in Melbourne after Australia's upcoming series against Bangladesh and New Zealand before returning to his Cricket Australia responsibilities at the end of the WBBL season.

Twining takes over from championship-winning coach Simon Helmot, who left the Renegades during the off-season to join another franchise overseas.

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