Ex-coach Darren Lehmann unhappy with Australia not playing tour games ahead of WTC final, Ashes | Cricket News – Times of India
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SYDNEY: Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has expressed serious reservations over his country not playing tour matches ahead of the World Test Championship final against India and the gruelling Ashes, saying the decision was fraught with risks.Australia did not also play a single tour game in India ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series in February-March, primarily because their board felt that playing practice games on green tops and actual matches on spinning tracks did not serve any purpose.However, Lehmann felt that not playing tour games in foreign conditions is a risky proposition."You need games to acclimatise first and foremost," Lehmann, who served as Australia coach from 2013 to 2018, told 'SEN Radio'."To get used to the ball and wickets and pressure. No tour game is no...