Darren Lehmann hopes to join Australia's Test tour of New Zealand

Australia coach Darren Lehmann is hoping to be given the all clear to join his team's Test tour of New Zealand as he recovers from deep vein thrombosis.

Lehmann was replaced by batting coach Michael Di Venuto for Australia's three-match Twenty20 series against India and the one-day international series in New Zealand after being admitted to hospital earlier this month.

The 45-year-old is now on the mend and hopes to return to his role for the two Tests against the Blacks Caps which start on February 12 and 20, following the ODIs on February 3, 6 and 8.

"Obviously I'm still recovering from the DVT, but for me it's just about hopefully getting medical clearance later on in the week and see where we go from there and join the New Zealand group," Lehmann said.

"But until medical clearance comes through to fly, I'll have to wait and see. But I'm feeling a lot better.

"I've had some good care and it's been a nice relaxing week, although watching us not play so well [in the T20s against India] hasn't been that relaxing."

Lehmann believes one of the difficulties the T20 squad has faced in India - they lost all three matches in the series - is that the players do not play together often.

"We've only played four games in the last 18 months, and we've lost three of them," he said ahead of Sunday's final T20.

"They don't play that often together; scheduling is always a tough one for us. We are obviously getting prepared for New Zealand, which is an important tour as well.

"The World T20 is just around the corner, so you've got to find the best solution somewhere, so we've got some guys in New Zealand, some guys here, we're rewarding good performances in the BBL and having a look at some young guys.

"So it's a tough one, but we're really confident where we are going with the World T20, although obviously the two results don't help."

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