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- ↑ "Paul Franks joins UAE as assistant coach", ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Paul Franks appointed UAE cricket interim head coach", The National, 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
