Darren Lehmann has survived the axe as coach

SOMEHOW Darren Lehmann has survived the axe, with the under fire coach remaining on duty with an Australian team under siege in South Africa. Cricket Australia announced on Wednesday (AEDT) that only three men in the Cape Town locker room were aware of plans to tamper with the ball, sending home captain Steve Smith, deputy David Warner and the man with the yellow tape — Cameron Bancroft. CA’s investigation is ongoing but all other players, coaches and support staff have been cleared by CA’s head of integrity Iain Roy. The notion that only three men were across the ploy to tamper with the ball has been hotly disputed by numerous former players on Twitter, with Lehmann coming under particular scrutiny.