Lehmann gathers country’s cricket greats

Australia coach discusses ways to improve batting ahead of Ashes.

SYDNEY: Coach Darren Lehmann gathered some of the country’s top cricket minds yesterday to discuss ways Australia can improve their batting before the return Ashes series against England starting next month.

Lehmann talked for over four hours with a group of 20 former Test stars in Sydney to seek solutions to the Test team’s batting inconsistency.

Among the key figures at the forum were Justin Langer, Greg and Ian Chappell, Ricky Ponting, Tom Moody and all the state coaches.

Lehmann said improving the ability of Australian batsmen to occupy the crease for long innings was part of the agenda.

“It’s just an overview from my point of view,” he told reporters. “I wanted to get the views of some former greats of the game.

“I don’t profess to know everything about batting. These guys have played a lot more Test cricket than I have so why wouldn’t we ask about where we are going?”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2013.

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