JASON Gillespie wants to help forge a strong information-sharing link between Yorkshire and Adelaide Strikers, which he believes will help both clubs thrive in the coming years.

Earlier this year, the former Australia fast bowler signed a two-year contract to coach the Strikers' Big Bash T20 team for approximately two months of each of the next two English winters.

Gillespie will work around commitments with Yorkshire as he looks to help Adelaide better their most recent run to the semi-finals.

But not only that, he wants to try and ensure that the White Rose county benefit from the arrangement as well.

"I certainly see the potential for some players or coaches to come out and see how the Big Bash is run," said Gillespie.

"I'd certainly be open to that – and I'm sure the Strikers would be too.

"I would like to develop a bit of a relationship between Yorkshire and the Strikers. Hopefully we can learn from each other.

"We may be able to send a coach over to the Strikers for a period of time to learn. And if the Strikers see the value, maybe they can send someone over to have a few weeks at Yorkshire.

"These are all conversations I'll have down the track. But in my own mind, I see something like that as valuable."

Gillespie takes charge of a Strikers team not a million miles away from success.

Although they have never won the Big Bash competition, they won six of eight group matches on the way to topping the table in 2014-15, only to lose to eventual runners-up Sydney Sixers in the semi-finals.

They were also the best-supported team in the competition last summer, with their average crowd of 35,960 at the Adelaide Oval more than 10,000 better than any of the other seven teams.

Headingley fast bowler Jack Brooks said: "If you can get a group of players enjoying their cricket, that can take you a long way – as it has shown with us at Yorkshire.

"With Dizzy (Gillespie) in charge, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Strikers having a pretty successful BBL season."