Australia to fight for ‘respect’, says new coach Langer
Newly appointed Australia coach Justin Langer will charge his players with winning back the “respect” of the cricket world after a ball-tampering scandal left the team’s reputation in ruins.
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Mickey Arthur slams ‘boorish’ Australia cricketers
SYDNEY: Former Australia and current Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur on Thursday slammed Australia’s players as “boorish and arrogant” and accused them and governing body Cricket Australia of being unwilling to improve the culture within the game.
The South African, the first foreigner to hold the post, was sacked on the eve of the Ashes series in 2013 and replaced by current coach Darren Lehmann.
Now coaching Pakistan, he said the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, which saw captain Steve Smith and vice-captain…
Darren Lehmann quits as Australian head coach
JOHANNESBURG: Darren Lehmann will step down as head coach of Australia at the end of the fourth Test against South Africa.
Lehmann had been cleared of any wrongdoing in the ball-tampering scandal, with the coach having had no knowledge of what Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft, and David Warner were planning.
Reading from a prepared statement, Lehmann said his decision to quit was tough but voluntary: “I just want to let you know this will be by my last Test as head coach if the Australian cricket team as I’m stepping…
Australia coach Lehmann to resign after ball tampering scandal
SYDNEY: Darren Lehmann will step down as coach of Australia before the fourth Test against South Africa begins on Friday, according to a report in Britain's Daily Telegraph, as the fall-out from the ball-tampering scandal continued on Tuesday.
Australia was plunged into turmoil after captain Steve Smith admitted on Saturday that senior players conspired with opening batsman Cameron Bancroft to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
Smith has been fined and suspended from the…
Australia coach Lehmann to step down in 2019
MELBOURNE: Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann will not seek to renew his contract when his current deal expires at the end of 2019, he said in an interview aired Monday.
Lehmann outlined his plans to Fox Sports, declaring the English summer season in 18 months will be his last hurrah.
Australia will seek to defend their World Cup title in the first half of the 2019 English season before playing an Ashes Test series.
"That will be it," Lehmann said when asked whether he will seek a new contract beyond 2019.…
Lehmann extends contract as Australia coach to 2019
CANBERRA: Darren Lehmann has extended his contract as Australia's head coach until 2019 to cover the World Cup and the Ashes series in England that year, the country's cricket board (CA) said on Monday.
Australia coach in hospital with blood clot
MELBOURNE: Australia's cricket coach Darren Lehmann is being treated for deep vein thrombosis and will miss his team's twenty20 series against India next week, officials said.
Clarke faces decision day ahead of first India Test
ADELAIDE: Australia captain Michael Clarke faces a fitness test at training on Saturday to check on his chances of playing in next week's first Test against India, coach Darren Lehmann said.
Australian cricketer Phil Hughes in intensive care after surgery
SYDNEY: Australia batsman Phillip Hughes remained in critical condition in a Sydney hospital on Tuesday after undergoing emergency surgery for a sickening head injury sustained when struck by a ball during a domestic match.
Lehmann warns Australia before second Pakistan test
DUBAI: Australia's batsmen need to concentrate as much on hitting the straight ball as worrying about movement when they face Pakistan's spinners in the ongoing test series, coach Darren Lehmann has said.