Darren Lehmann: Former Australia coach to have heart bypass surgery

Darren Lehmann will have heart bypass surgery later this week after suffering chest pains while watching his son play against the England Lions.

The former Australia batsman and head coach was taken to hospital on the Gold Coast after falling ill while watching son Jake captain a Cricket Australia XI at Metricon Stadium.

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Lehmann, also celebrating his 50th birthday on Tuesday, is resting in a Brisbane hospital where he will undergo surgery on Friday.

"I would like to thank everyone in the Australian cricket family for their concern," Lehmann said.

"I am receiving the best of medical care and am confident I'll be back on my feet soon."

Lehmann, who previously had to take a break from cricket after being hospitalised with deep vein thrombosis, returned to coaching last March with the Big Bash League's Brisbane Heat.

He had been out of the game until taking up that role after he was suspected of being involved in Australia's ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018, something he was later cleared of after a Cricket Australia investigation.

Lehmann, who played county cricket for Yorkshire, is scheduled to coach the Headingley-based Northern Superchargers in the inaugural season of The Hundred this summer.

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon told the PA news agency: "We're shocked by the news.

"He's been a great servant for Yorkshire County Cricket Club over the years and we wish both him and his family well in the coming weeks."