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Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur has been sacked by Cricket Australia, a fortnight out from the Ashes series.
Arthur’s contract was due to run until March 2015 following the Cricket World Cup, but reports are that Cricket Australia (CA) have taken the extraordinary step of removing him over the weekend, ahead of the First Test against England on July 10.
CA is neither confirming nor denying the sacking, but have released a short statement as follows:
“Cricket Australia will hold a media conference with (CEO) James Sutherland and (team performance manager) Pat Howard in Bristol (UK) tonight (9pm AEST Australian time) to discuss the coaching structure of the Australian team.”
Malcolm Conn has reported for News Limited that Lehmann will replace Arthur at the helm, which has further cemented speculation about Boof’s presumed tenure.
Darren ‘Boof’ Lehmann has garnered much support during his successful tenure as Queensland coach, and has just completed a tour as coach of Australia A in England. Lehmann is still in England, and The Roar expects him to be announced as coach tonight.
More to come.
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