Australia's Lehmann to coach English county Northamptonshire
The 54-year-old Lehmann oversaw Australia's 2015 World Cup triumph and was in charge for four Ashes series from 2013-2018, winning two on home soil but losing both campaigns in England.
A former Australia batsman, who appeared in 27 Tests and more than a hundred one-day internationals, Lehmann was also a prolific run-scorer in county cricket with Yorkshire and later returned to Headingley for one season to coach the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred.
Lehmann will start his new role in February, having penned an initial two-year deal, after John Sadler left the club following last month's defeat by Somerset in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.
The Midlands side won just two of their 14 matches in last season's Second Division of the County Championship but were contenders for limited-overs honours throughout the 1980s and 1990s, while winning the last of their two Blast titles in 2016.
"Northamptonshire has a great history in our game," said Lehmann in a club statement.
"I am looking forward to meeting the players and learning about the club and its past and creating our own history over the coming months and years.
"The selling point for me is a group that wants to get better and follow their and the club's dreams, create memories and play at the highest level possible. I'm sure we will have success and fun along the way."
Lehmann quit his position in charge of Australia following a ball-tampering scandal during a 2018 Test against South Africa in Cape Town, even though he was not directly implicated in an incident where Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft was caught by television cameras applying sandpaper to the ball.
Steve Smith was stripped of the Australia captaincy as a result of the 'Sandpapergate incident', with vice-captain David Warner also found to have been involved.
Both Smith and Warner were given 12-month bans, with Warner issued with a lifetime suspension from any leadership role within Australian cricket - a punishment that was lifted earlier Friday.
