The former wicket-keeper, who played 119 Test between 1988-99, said there was no need to have so many mentors among the top squad.

He said their expertise could be better used in the junior ranks.

"I think there's too many (coaches) around the Australian cricket team," Healy told SEN on Friday.

"We need to get them down producing talent in the 14, 15, 16-year-old bracket, feeding into the states and the Australian cricket team run by a coach and an assistant coach — that'll do me.

"(The team is) totally over-serviced and we can now see they don't have any impact."

Healy pointed to Australia’s recent woeful form as proof the vast support staff were not contributing.

"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," Healy said.

"They've (the batsmen) got to have an unbelievable desire to do their job, they've got to have skills developing all the time, on their own, to get the job done to stay in the Baggy Green.

"It's got nothing to do with coaches other than Lehmann and Langer, for example. Surely they can deal with any facet of play in that Australian cricket team."