Former Australia batsman Phil Jaques has been appointed coach of the myFoot Dr Queensland Bulls, Queensland Cricket announced today.

Jaques will helm Queensland’s Bupa Sheffield Shield and Matador One-Day Cup teams, while New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori will mentor the Brisbane Heat in the KFC T20 Big Bash League.

The 36-year-old heads north after spending the past year as a senior assistant coach with the NSW Blues and Sydney Thunder, replacing Stuart Law who parted ways with Queensland after BBL|04 in January.

Jaques, who has also been a coaching consultant with Yorkshire and Surrey, coached the Prime Minister's XI last season and has been coaching at the National Cricket Centre this month with the National Performance Squad scholars.

"Queensland were always among my toughest opponents when I was playing, but also good company off the field, and I am thrilled about the prospect of now playing a role in that culture," Jaques said.

"It goes without saying that I am grateful to Cricket NSW for giving me the chance to move into coaching last year and I will always appreciate their support over my career.

"But the challenge of taking on my first senior coaching role with the Bulls is incredibly exciting and it is a journey I am very eager to begin.

"I was able to combine coaching and playing at grade level with Sutherland before taking on the pathway and assistant coach roles with Cricket NSW and the Blues and it has always been where I wanted to go with my post-playing career.

"The Bulls have an exciting squad, with probably the most potential of any group in Australia, and I am sure there will be many rewarding opportunities awaiting our players in the future."

Nicknamed 'The Pro' for his meticulous preparation and attention to detail, Jaques played 11 Tests opening the batting, making his debut alongside Matthew Hayden on Boxing Day in 2005 against South Africa.

Jaques played 11 Tests for Australia, averaging 47 // Getty Images

Following Justin Langer’s retirement in 2007, Jaques became Hayden’s full-time partner, starting with a neat 100 against Sri Lanka in Brisbane before scoring an even neater 150 in the next match in Hobart.

"I have good memories of the Gabba," he added. "I made my first-class debut in a game where the Bulls had NSW under the pump, and later I represented my country in a Test match there where I was able to score my first Test century.

Jaques would make only one more Test century – 108 in his last Test in 2008 – making way for a returning Hayden from injury as Simon Katich became the preferred other opener.

The left-hander made the most of his brief stints at the top level, scoring three centuries and averaging 47.47 in 11 Tests and posting 94 on ODI debut in 2006.

A bout of back surgeries led to the loss of his Cricket Australia contract in 2009, and while the determined southpaw recovered to reclaim his place in the NSW XI, his international career was over.

He scored more than 16,000 first-class runs at an outstanding average of 48.29 in a long career in both Australia and England, which included 44 centuries.

Jaques salutes another century for the NSW Blues // Getty Images

Jaques enjoyed a long and successful spell with the NSW Blues, highlighted by winning the Steve Waugh Medal in the summer of 2005-06.

He won two Sheffield Shield titles and two one-day cups with the Blues before retiring from Australian domestic cricket in 2011-12 to continue his career in England.

The left-hander could taken up an option to play for England, owing to a British passport, and a mountain of runs for Nottinghamshire in 2003 had the Old Enemy calling before he committed to his country of birth and continued his pursuit of a sacred Baggy Green.

The Queensland appointment leaves Victoria and South Australia as the remaining states yet to name head coaches.

It is understood both states are close to announcing appointments, with Cricket Victoria understood to be in the final stages of negotiation.

The South Australian Cricket Association has been undergoing a comprehensive review process, with a panel including former Australia Test wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and renowned Australian Rules football coach David Parkin involved.

The SACA will also be watching closely events in England with newly appointed Adelaide Strikers head coach Jason Gillespie named overnight as a potential candidate for the vacant England role.

The England and Wales Cricket Board's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss confirmed he would be approaching Gillespie shortly about the job to succeed Peter Moores and tackle the touring Australians this summer.

Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones wished Jaques well in his new role and said his team would now be wary of Queensland in the 2015-16 Bupa Sheffield Shield.

"Phil has done a terrific job since joining the NSW coaching staff and while we are sad to see him leave, we are pleased his skill and professionalism are being recognised with an opportunity at the next level," said Jones.

"We are always proud when a player or coach from a NSW Pathway Program achieves higher honours. There are only six state head coach jobs in Australia and you have to take an opportunity if and when it comes.

"The main challenge for us is that Phil will do an excellent job at the Bulls. He earned the nickname 'Pro' because of his meticulous preparation and attention to detail, and these traits will serve him, and now Queensland, very well."