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Lehmann wants to coach England

Former Australia and Yorkshire batsman Darren Lehmann has added his name to the list of candidates for the vacant England coaching job.

The England and Wales Cricket Board are searching for a new man to lead the national team after they sacked Peter Moores on Wednesday after his rift with former captain Kevin Pietersen became public.

"Yes, I'm interested. It's something I would definitely consider." the 38-year-old told The Sun-Herald. "You would never knock back an opportunity like that."

He added: "I'm working with second-stringers at the moment and anyone would want to work with players at that international level. I'll talk to them if they want to talk to me."

A number of names have been linked with the post, mainly from Down Under, with current Western Australia coach Tom Moody and legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne touted as possible replacements.

Both Moody and Warne have expressed their reluctance at taking up the role without a large financial incentive.

No Australian has ever coached England in 133 years of Test cricket.

Lehmann scored more than 25,000 first-class runs during his career, which included 27 Test appearances for Australia.

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