OUR?STAFF?REPORTER LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad, after turning down the PCB's offer to become the national team's batting coach, lashed out at the system and said things would never improve unless and until a long-term plan is set in place. Miandad, who is also the director-general of cricket in the PCB, told reporters that he didn't want to accept any position without authority. "In the past I have had three previous stints with the national team as head coach and they didn't end well. That also influenced my decision," Miandad said. "But mainly I didn't accept this position because I believe that there is a need for proper long-term planning in Pakistan cricket and improvement cannot come through stop-gap measures," he added. "I don't see any purpose being served by having a team of coaches in the team. We already have several coaches for bowling and fielding in the team and you can see the improvement in these areas in recent times," he said. "It is of no use having so many coaches. There should be one coach and he should be responsible for everything and also be given complete authority to take hard decisions," Miandad said. He said from a personal point of view if any batsman needed coaching after graduating to international cricket he should be dropped from the team. "You don't need to be coached about batting techniques at this level and I say if any player fails for a few matches or is getting out making the same mistakes, drop him immediately and give others a chance. Unless there is merit in selection nothing will move forward," he said.