Coaching structure not working: Ian Healy

Former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy has called for a more streamlined Australian cricket coaching structure.

With Australia suffering their fifth-straight Test loss this week, the former Test wicketkeeper says the country might be better served moving more coaching talent into the grassroots, rather than to the top level.

"Those (coaches) that are in there, there's too many around the Australian cricket team," Healy told SEN radio on Friday.

"We need to get them down producing talent in the 14, 15, 16-year-old brackets feeding into state.

"The Australian cricket team (should be) run by a coach and an assistant coach. That'll do me."

The 119-Test veteran, now a Nine Network commentator, said the Australians were "totally over-serviced" by coaches.

The team is overseen by head coach Darren Lehmann, batting coach Graeme Hick, bowling coach David Saker and fielding coach Greg Blewett, who are managed by high-performance boss Pat Howard.

"And we can now see they don't have any impact," Healy said.

"In the last 12 months, we've lost 10 wickets for 80 runs way too often.

"So tell me the batting coach is working. He can't change things up there."

Australia lost their second-straight Test series when they were crushed by South Africa in Hobart by an innings and 80 runs to lose the series 2-0 with a match to play.

After being crowned the No.1 Test team in February, they haven't been competitive against Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Healy has likened the decline to that of the 1980s when Australian went winless in eight series.

"They've been in denial for about three years, Cricket Australia," Healy said.

"This has been coming, no question. Our bowlers (have) very, very high injury rates around the states.

"To me, where we are at the moment is right back at the mid-80s and that's been a complete cycle.

That's where our depth is at the moment, so let's see if we learn some lessons."