Graeme Hick, Adam Griffith to join as Australia mentors

Previous England batsman Graeme Hick and ex-Tasmania quick bowler Adam Griffith were Friday drafted into help Australia amid their up and coming voyage through the West Indies. Hick will go about as associate mentor to Justin Langer, who will be in control for the arrangement while Darren Lehmann has a break, while Griffith replaces Craig McDermott who has ventured down. Head mentor Lehmann said both would be an incredible help to Langer, the previous Australia opener and now very respected mentor of Western Australia (WA). Hick has worked with Australia's National Cricket Center for as long as three years, concentrating on youthful players getting through the foundation, while Griffith is the WA knocking down some pins mentor. Perused: Matthew Hayden: David Warner can be Australia's best opening batsman ever 

Graeme Hick, Adam Griffith to join as Australia mentors

"West Australia have some capable youthful quick bowlers that have created under Adam's supervision and it's incredible to have the capacity to offer him the opportunity to work with the Australian side under Justin Langer," said Lehmann. Australia start the tri-arrangement, which likewise includes South Africa, in Guyana on June 6. The round-robin competition sees groups play three matches against every adversary, with the main two progressing to the last on June 26 in Barbados. 

After Craig McDermott ventured down from the post of Australia's playing mentor, previous Tasmania pacer Adam Griffith has been named for the post as break mentor for the group, Cricket Australia uncovered on Friday. Griffith will join the squad for the up and coming tri-arrangement in West Indies where Australia will play the hosts and additionally South Africa. McDermott surrendered post Australia's fiasco in the ICC World T20 2016.