Lehmann to step down as Australia coach after 2019 Ashes


FE Team | Published: December 26, 2017 11:33:34 | Updated: December 27, 2017 11:59:41


Darren Lehmann played 27 Tests and 117 one-day internationals for Australia. - Reuters file photo

Australia coach Darren Lehmann will step down from his post after the 2019 Ashes series in England.

The 47-year-old had said in August 2016, when extending his contract until 2019, that he would be unlikely to continue beyond that point, the BBC reports.

And he has now told Fox Sports: "That will be it. It will be a case of too much time, too much travel."

Lehmann played 27 Tests and 117 one-day internationals for Australia, taking over as national coach in 2013.

Lehmann replaced Mickey Arthur as coach shortly before the 2013 Ashes, but despite losing that series 3-0, the Aussies romped to a 5-0 success down under in 2013-14.

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