Rating the last 5 Australian coaches

#1 Darren Lehmann (2013-Present) – 9/10

Darren Lehmann

After the bitter experience of a foreign coach, the Australian think-tank went back to an Australian, when they appointed Darren Lehmann in what was a mini-crisis situation.

After playing in the golden years of Australian cricket, Lehmann had a stiff job at hand. He had to rebuild the team and instil some confidence in the players who were down on morale. Thus, he managed it very well.

After a disappointing Ashes in England in 2013, Lehmann helped Australia turned around their fortunes as they won the next 7 out of 9 Test series (with losses in UAE and England).

Under ‘Goof’ as he is commonly known, Australia seem to be almost unbeatable at home. They have just lost one Test series at home, against South Africa, under him. Australia have won 23 out of 47 Test under Lehmann.

The Aussies also improved their subcontinent record as they won a Test there after six years.

The ODI team also has performed remarkably well under him winning 15 out of the 22 series’ they’ve played. Australia haven’t lost an ODI series at home under the big South Australian. They also won the 2015 World Cup at home. That was Lehmann’s third World Cup triumph - he won two as a player, and now, one as a coach.

Lehmann as coach couldn’t inspire Australia to an Ashes win in England as the Aussies failed in 2013 and 2015. With Lehmann continuing till 2019, it is a good sign for Australia as he’s done very well with them.

Hence, he gets 9.