Darren Lehmann

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has described England's vast victory in the first Test as a "minor hiccup," and has effectively challenged the Lord's ground staff to produce a quicker pitch for the second match from Thursday

Behind Darren Lehmann's blokey exterior lies a coach, and one with a number of headaches to ponder

Trevor Bayliss' enlightened knowledge of the game coupled with his ability to make the players feel comfortable could take England out of the mire they have got themselves into

Freed up to speak about the Ashes after doing their best to concentrate on a lopsided series against the West Indies, Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke have offered a simple message to a newly aggressive and creative England team: bring it on

Fawad Ahmed faces a battle to be included in Australia's Test team after coach and selector Darren Lehmann declared there were enough part-time options in the side to leave out a second spin bowler

He did spectacularly well in county cricket and was part of many an escapade, but those exploits went largely unnoticed back home

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has mounted a defence of the vice-captain, Brad Haddin, saying his aggressive antics towards New Zealand in the World Cup final were in accordance with the team's plans for the tournament decider

Their playing careers were vastly different, and so are their personalities, but the road to the World Cup final for Hesson and Lehmann has been similar

Australia's former coach Mickey Arthur believes his troubled tenure and dramatic sacking served a purpose in allowing Darren Lehmann to have the autonomy the South African craved but never achieved

Steven Smith has deflected Shane Warne's criticism of Darren Lehmann, saying that the national captain is in control of the team and denying that Lehmann had orchestrated a final day declaration during the Boxing Day Test against India

Having observed Brendon McCullum's destruction of England in Wellington, Darren Lehmann challenged him to repeat the trick against Australia's higher velocity attack

Shane Warne has delivered a pointed critique of Australia's coach Darren Lehmann, suggesting he has gone beyond his station in running the team and arguing that the territory of the captain Michael Clarke has been impinged upon

The home advantage, their present form, the depth in their squad - the ingredients are in place for Australia to win the World Cup. Staying focussed could be their biggest challenge

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has confirmed that captain Michael Clarke will play Wednesday's warm-up match against the UAE in Melbourne, barring any mishaps at training before that

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has declared he is "sick of" speculation around the fitness and leadership of Michael Clarke and insists he wants the Test and ODI captain in harness for the World Cup, the tour of the West Indies and the Ashes in England

Mitchell Johnson sought to regain the pace he has been missing for much of this summer in a private bowling session at the SCG nets on Saturday evening, to help Australia's coaches gauge his readiness for an immediate return to the team in Monday's ODI ag

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has panned his side's fielding during the Boxing Day Test match as "shoddy at best"

Brad Haddin remains an important cog in Australia's Test side with his leadership qualities and his still excellent wicketkeeping, but the runs have dried up since the Ashes, leaving him under pressure to keep his place for one last tour of England

Australia's selectors and board will deliberate overnight on the choice of captain for Wednesday's second Test at the Gabba, after Michael Clarke's frank admission about his clouded future gave all parties reason for pause