Cricket

John Buchanan will pursue a career as a "mentor coach " after turning down an indirect offer to replace Greg Chappell in India. After almost eight years in charge Buchanan has left the Australian set-up and will be succeeded by Tim Nielsen, whose first duty is taking the team to the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September.

"There was some indirect contact from India, " Buchanan said in the Sydney Morning Herald. "But at the

moment I am looking for new challenges as a mentor coach, and speaking to Cricket Australia and the Australian Sports Commission about that, as well as a move into corporate coaching. "

Buchanan said he still had some interest in working with international teams, but was looking forward to spending time with his family. "I really want to be around for that period of (my children's) schooling," he said. "But that probably takes me to my late-50s, and if I would like to specifically be involved in the game, maybe I'll have passed my used-by date by then. We'll see. "