MELBOURNE: Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has conceded he may have overstayed his welcome as chief mentor of the national team, signing two contract extensions before quitting amid the disgrace of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal earlier this year.
“I look back now and I had a fantastic five years coaching Australia,” Lehmann told FIVEaa radio. “But I look back now and go ‘maybe it was a bit too long’ to be fair. I speak to Justin Langer quite regularly just making sure he gets some time off where he can because you’re on the road and it’s 300 days of high pressure trying to win every game. That takes its toll.
“It’s 24-7, you don’t sleep. You’re thinking about either the day, the coming day, six months ahead, who you’ve got coming up, what players are coming back from injuries, you’re talking to everyone. It’s literally the most demanding job I’ve ever had, but it’s great fun. Even right to the end I loved it.
