JASON GILLESPIE has passed up the opportunity to apply for the job of South Australia’s coach.

The Yorkshire coach, who played for South Australia, recently took on the role of Adelaide Strikers coach in the Big Bash Twenty20 League for the English winter.

The South Australian Cricket Association were hopeful of luring him home on a full-time basis, while Gillespie has already been linked with taking on the England coach’s job should Peter Moores get sacked.

Yesterday he tweeted: “For clarity, I was asked by SACA if I was going to apply for the role of coaching the state team.

"After careful consideration, I’ve decided against applying. I’m excited about the roles I have with Yorkshire and the Adelaide Strikers.”

Meanwhile, Gillespie is backing Australian World Cup winner Glenn Maxwell to light up Yorkshire’s forthcoming NatWest T20 Blast campaign despite suffering a loss of form at the Indian Premier League.