McKay's last first-class match was less than two years ago for English county side Leicestershire while he also playing alongside Vanuatu skipper Patrick Matautaava in Melbourne.
Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers. McKay’s appointment comes after former national head coach and high-performance manager Peter Buchanan resigned owing to personal reasons after donning the responsibility for seven months.
He arrived in Vanuatu on Tuesday (August 27) and took charge of the team in the first stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge in Malaysia. Vanuatu Cricket CEO, Shane Deitz, said McKay's experience as a professional cricketer for many years will be invaluable.