Craig McDermott returns to Australian fold to guide quicks Craig McDermott running a clinic in regional Victoria last year. Craig McDermott, the man whose simple plan turned Australia's fast bowlers into a world-class force, is back in charge of the Test pacemen. Cricket Australia has split the Test and limited-overs roles, appointing McDermott, who quit as bowling coach in May 2012, as Test bowling mentor and leaving Ali de Winter in charge of the short-form quicks. McDermott left the role for personal reasons but the Test job entails less travel, enabling him to resume the job in time for the Ashes. The former Test paceman's "pitch it up and swing it" philosophy had a profound effect on Peter Siddle, who transformed into the leader of the attack under McDermott guidance, while James Pattinson, Mitch Starc and Ryan Harris all flourished with him. Team performance boss Pat Howard said CA had considered dividing the roles for some time. Head coach Darren Lehmann has skipped the ODI tour of India, handing the reins to assistant Steve Rixon. "Given the amount of cricket played now in all three forms of the game, we've been considering our coaching structure to get the best out of the players across the various formats," Howard said. We also feel that with the amount of touring now it is extremely difficult for every member of the support staff to be on every tour. As we've seen in more recent times we've swapped our support staff at particular moments to ensure everyone is fresh and energised and the feedback on that has been very positive.