IAN CHAPPELL once described coaches as vehicles that ferry cricket teams from hotel to ground and back; by the former Australia captain’s definition, the best coach would be a Japanese by the name of Toyota.
Times have changed. Somewhat behind all other sports, even cricket’s skeptics have come round to accepting the idea of a team coach. Now every school, minor club and first-class and Test squad has one.
Not only that. At the professional level, they have specialists to deal with bowling, batting and fielding; the Melbourne Stars in
