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== Coaching and other non-playing duties == Marsh was a cricket commentator for Channel Nine's international matches between 1986–1990 and 1996–1998.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Otto |first=Tyson |date=4 March 2022 |title='Deep sadness': Cricket legend dead at 74 |work=news.com.au |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legend-rod-marsh-dead-at-74/news-story/feedb4d68d3614964643ab32e1887392 |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> He was a coach at the [[Australian Cricket Academy]] in [[Adelaide]] since its inception and was its director from 1990 to 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsh returns to Adelaide |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marsh-returns-to-adelaide-215457 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Some of his former proteges include Australian internationals wicketkeeper–[[batsman]] [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]]s [[Jason Gillespie]] and [[Brett Lee]].<ref name="az"/> Marsh was the Director of the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) national academy from October 2001 to September 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsh steps down as selector |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marsh-steps-down-as-selector-211529 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> During this time, England went from being a mediocre team to challenging Australia as the best team in Test cricket and in 2005, they regained the Ashes after 16 years in Australian hands with a 2–1 win.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berry |first=Scyld |date=3 March 2022 |title=Farewell to Rod Marsh - the archetypal Aussie who left a lasting legacy in English cricket |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2022/03/03/farewell-rod-marsh-archetypal-aussie-left-lasting-legacy-english/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Marsh later criticised the ECB for releasing [[Troy Cooley]], who had trained England's four pronged pace battery, and attacked [[Duncan Fletcher]]'s selection of [[Geraint Jones]] as the [[wicket keeper]] ahead of [[Chris Read]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsh slams ECB decision to let Cooley go |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marsh-slams-ecb-decision-to-let-cooley-go-272235 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He once declared his cricketing allegiance to England and was at one time a selector for the English team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsh says he's '100% English' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marsh-says-he-s-100-english-131239 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In August 2006, the [[South Australian Cricket Association]] announced Marsh had been appointed in a consultancy role to undertake a review of cricket throughout South Australia. Marsh had also worked with the Global Cricket Academy in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsh signs on as high performance director |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marsh-signs-on-as-high-performance-director-255247 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rod Marsh takes up ICC post |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rod-marsh-takes-up-icc-post-218401 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He was included in a part-time capacity as a part of the Cricket Australia national selection panel in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rod Marsh and Andy Bichel to join selection panel |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-rod-marsh-and-andy-bichel-to-join-selection-panel-539904 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rod Marsh courts selection role |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-rod-marsh-courts-selection-role-522109 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, in a newly created role by Cricket Australia he was asked to coach the coaches in order to ensure a unified approach to mentor the players across the states of Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rod Marsh to coach the coaches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-rod-marsh-to-coach-the-coaches-546528 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Marsh was appointed chairman of selectors for [[Cricket Australia]] on 2 May 2014, replacing [[John Inverarity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-02/rod-marsh-named-cas-chairman-of-selectors/5425812|title=Rod Marsh replaces John Inverarity as Australian cricket's chairman of selectors|work=ABC|date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Australian Associated Press |date=2 May 2014 |title=Rod Marsh appointed chairman of selectors by Cricket Australia |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/02/rod-marsh-appointed-chairman-of-selectors-by-cricket-australia |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He was previously Cricket Australia's manager of elite coaching development. He felt the heat at times from former cricketers including [[Michael Slater]] for not selecting [[Usman Khawaja]] in the Australian playing XI especially during the [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16|Chappell-Hadlee ODI series in February 2016 in New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2016 |title=Michael Slater slams Rod Marsh over non-selection of batsman Usman Khawaja |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/76526566/michael-slater-slams-rod-marsh-over-non-selection-of-batsman-usman-khawaja |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> On 16 November 2016, Marsh resigned as chairman of selectors, after a [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|series defeat to South Africa]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-16/rod-marsh-resigns-as-chairman-of-selectors/8031170 | title=Australian cricket's chairman of selectors Rod Marsh resigns | access-date = 20 November 2016}}</ref>
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