Mahela Jayawardene in talks over short-term England coaching role

The England and Wales Cricket Board has begun talks with former Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene over a role as a short-term batting consultant.
England will play three Tests plus series in both limited-overs formats against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates starting in October.
They want input from Jayawardene, 38, at the start of the tour in addition to regular batting coach Mark Ramprakash.
Jayawardene made 25,957 international runs before retiring this year.
"We have had some initial conversations around a possible short-term role at the start of the UAE tour - given his familiarity with the conditions," said an ECB spokesman.
"Nothing has been agreed at this stage."

ESPN is claiming it is a done deal with Jayawardene to receive a contract similar to the one given to Mushtaq Ahmed during his consultancy role with the team.

I like this move, especially with an eye towards the upcoming tour of UAE for the Test and limited-over series against Pakistan. Lyth, Bairstow and Ballance (among others) could all benefit from his wisdom. There is no denying his talent. One of the gamest greatest batsman. Though a great batsman does not always make a good teacher. Still, from an experience stand point alone, this is a good hire, I think.

these chaps move arung quickly : did he NOT cause Tallawahs to Lose the CPL 20  :-[

Sri Lanka should hire him

::LOL:: ::LOL::
He is getting paid for his skills, not performance.

what performance does our WI head Coach have?

Mahela Jayawardene was one of the premier batsman in world cricket. He had guided Sri Lanka to numerous accolades during his time. He has enormous experience of performing on the world stage. He can be an incredible asset to any team.