Johannesburg (South Africa) - Old coaches do not so much fade away but are recycled into the system to spy out new talent.

Which is what Bob Woolmer's new function will be next summer as the transformation and selection process moves forward another step.

Woolmer, who was ``retired'' by the UCB as their senior coach after the World Cup on June 20, is to have a new function within South Africa and where his expertise is to of benefit to the coaching system by identifying players. Looked on for five years as the guru behind South Africa's remarkable success at limited-overs international and Test level, he is to now to help the training of ``fringe players'' such as Boeta Dippenaar, Ashwell Prince, David Townsend and Victor Mpitsang. There are to be a pre-season and mid-season camps for such players which is to also involve the provincial coaches.

Woolmer is to also help rehabilitate players dropped from the national team or squad, such as Roger Telemachus or Brett Schultz as well as become involved in the ``frast tracking of players of colour'' and this is being done through selective camps with the first being in Durban from September 6 to 10. Graham Ford, the new national coach, and Hansie Cronje are to also attend the camp.

He is also play a role in indentifying players of talent at the under-13, under-15 and under-19 national weeks as well as some under-19 provincial and UCB Bowl games.

Woolmer's brief is to report back to Dr Ali Bacher, the managing director of the United Cricket Board.

In another step designed to improve communication and format selection policy ideas there is a plan for the UCB council, the contracted players, the new national selection panel, the chairman, vice chairman and secret ray of the Transformation Monitoring Committee, to meet shortly before the first test between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Bloemfontein.

``This is to openly and honestly discuss the future direction of the game in South Africa,'' Dr Bacher said.

Kenya is likely to host one of the World Cup games in 2003 and Dr Bacher is to attend the quadrangular tournament in Nairobi from September 24 until October 5 to have a look at the infrastructure.

Lance Klusener and Jacques Kallis have been nominated by the UCB to receive the State President's gold medal award. Shaun Pollock and Daryll Cullinan have been nominated for the silver medal award. This is for the 1998/99 awards presented by the Department of Sport.

Fixtures for the four-nations tournament in Nairobi are:

September 24: Kenya v Zimbabwe
September 25: Kenya v India
September 26: India v South Africa
September 28: South Africa v Zimbabwe
September 29: India v Zimbabwe
September 30: Kenya v South Africa

Best of three final from October 1 to October 5.