Hussey tipped for coaching role of Australia’s T20 team

TIL Desk Sports/ If reports are to be believed, former Australian batsman could be team’s stand-in coach for their three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played in February.

With head coach Darren Lehmann to accompany the Test squad to India for their four-match tour to India which overlaps with that of the series against Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia have confirmed they will need a caretaker coach for three-match T20I series at home.

According to a report, Hussey appears to be the front-runner for the post. It is noteworthy that the likes Jason Gillespie, Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne have indicated varying degrees of interest in taking the reins.

Mr. Cricket, who had travelled to India earlier this year as a batting consultant with Australia for the World T20 tournament, was enlisted as an assistant coach with Australia A for their four-day games against South Africa A and India A over the winter.

“I’m already interested in it (coaching), definitely, but I’m not sure I’m keen to be in it in a full-time capacity because if you’re with an international team you’re pretty much on the road for 10 months a year and that’s certainly one of the reasons why I retired,” Hussey said.