not play another game on tour. 1978–79 Ashes Cosier began the next summer well with 94 against Victoria. He was picked for the first test against England, made vice captain to Graham Yallop. During the match it was announced he had signed a 10-year contract with a sporting ground developer worth $50,000 a year. Playing as opener again he made 1 and 0. The second test he was put down the order and made 4 and 47; the latter was Australia's second highest score of that innings but by then Cosier had been dropped for Allan Border. One Day Achievements Cosier was kept on for the one day series that summer. He scored a lusty late innings 28 off 14 balls which helped Australia win the 4th IDO. He then took 3–22 in the next game and scored 8 not out, another Australian victory. 1979 World Cup Cosier was selected in the Australia squad for the 1979 World Cup. Against England he scored 6 and took 0-24. Against Pakistan he took 3-54 and made a duck. Against Canada – the sole Australian victory – Cosier took 2–17. He was overlooked for the tour of India. Later career 1979–80 The readmission of WSC players in 1979–80 curtailed his opportunities at state level. He said, "I guess though you could honestly say the relationship between Greg (Chappell) and myself, when he came back from World Series Cricket, and all of a sudden I was playing in Queensland with him, was difficult for a little while." Cosier started the season well, at one stage averaging 71, but his form tapered off. He eventually returned to his native Melbourne where his first class career ended with two outings for Victoria in 1980–81. Cosier: There are quite a few players like me who did really well early in their careers, but didn't consolidate later on. I guess it is like climbing the highest peak on your first climb – where do you go from there, where is the next peak? Players these days have a great support network around them to guide them through that sort of stuff. Post-playing career For a number of years Cosier worked in indoor cricket. In the late 1980s he was a Victorian coach and selector. He lived in Tangier for three years and managed Abdur Rahman Bukhatir's cricket and golf interests. The North African nation boasts an eight-team national