Lehmann takes new coaching role with Cricket Australia

Darren Lehmann is set to join Cricket Australia’s (CA) national performance program in a new coaching role and will work under the program’s head coach, Troy Cooley. Lehmann is expected to take charge on 28 May and will continue in the role until October.

The 47-year-old will be working with former Australia cricketers Ryan Harris and Chris Rogers, who will be overseeing the development of the National Performance Squad (NPS) during the winter season. While Lehmann will predominantly be involved with the NPS, he will also look after other pathways programs within the CA setup.

Lehmann had been contracted by CA as the head coach of Australia’s senior men’s cricket team until 2019, but resigned in the immediate aftermath of the ball-tampering controversy during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March. He was, however, cleared of any involvement in the controversy.

“I had a good chat with Boof [Lehmann] and he was really keen to continue his coaching,” Cooley told cricket.com.au. “He’ll work with our targeted group of NPS players, but we’ll also have our specialist blocks come in. They’ll all be able to talk to Darren about playing on subcontinental wickets, get his T20 thoughts, one-day and long-format thoughts about how to play and how to adjust your training.”