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Graeme Hick signs
deal to become Australia's batting coach
Former England Test batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as
Australia's batting coach for the next four seasons.
Hick joins head coach Darren
Lehmann, fielding coach Greg Blewett and new bowling coach David Saker in the
Australia set-up, and will begin his contract at the start of the home Test
series against South Africa in November.
However, his first significant
challenge will be to help Australia's batsmen improve their output on the
subcontinent, with a four-Test tour of India in February-March.
Australia have lost their past
nine Tests in Asia and were recently humiliated 3-0 by Sri Lanka in a series
that was notable for Australia's consistent batting failures against spin.
When he was appointed Cricket
Australia's high performance coach based at the Centre of Excellence in 2013,
Hick stressed the need for patience from Australia's young batsmen, instead of
expecting that they could score at limited-overs speed in first-class cricket.
He believes a similar mental
approach will be necessary for Australia's batsmen to succeed in India.
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