Australia coach Darren Lehmann to miss ODI tour of New Zealand

Australia coach Darren Lehmann will miss his team's one-day international tour of New Zealand in early February after suffering from deep vein thrombosis.

Lehmann's condition was discovered after he was admitted to a hospital in Sydney with a swollen calf and he has already been replaced by batting coach Michael Di Venuto for the three-match Twenty20 series against India, which starts on Tuesday in Adelaide.

CA team performance manager Pat Howard said a decision on who would take over from Lehmann during the ODI matches with the Black Caps would be made in due course.

"The health and well being of our players and staff is always our first priority and that's certainly the case with Darren," he said.

"It is anticipated that Darren will make it back for the Test series, but as with all the decisions we make, we will be guided by medical advice."

Cricket Australia chief medical officer John Orchard said: "Darren is in good health and feeling well at the moment but is still awaiting medical clearance for us to be satisfied that it is safe for him to fly.

"As such he will not travel to New Zealand for the one-day international series. He is meeting with specialists in Sydney later this week and will have repeat scans on Friday to check his progress.

"It is anticipated he will be fit to resume work in the coming weeks."

The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series starts in Auckland on February 3 and moves on to Wellington on February 6 and Hamilton on February 8, with the Test matches to follow.

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