Darren Lehmann backs Jason Gillespie as Australia bowling coach

London: Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has thrown his weight behind former paceman Jason Gillespie for the role of bowling coach. Australia, the top-ranked Test side, have been without a full-time bowling coach since the departure of Craig McDermott following the conclusion of the World Twenty20 earlier this month. Commenting on the matter, Lehmann said that Gillespie will certainly be at forefront with other bowling coaches for the vacant position, the Guardian reported. Lehmann added that they hope to entice the former paceman back in the national squad this autumn. Gillespie, who has taken 259 wickets in his 71 Tests for Australia, is currently coaching England's domestic club Yorkshire and is hoping to guide his side to third consecutive county championships. Earlier, Darren Lehmann said even though Australia have reached the top of the ICC Rankings for Teams in Test cricket, his side has a lot left to achieve. Australia became world No. 1 after their away series win in New Zealand by a margin of 2-0 last month, and they are likely to stay at the top with lot of T20 cricket lined up in the next few months. Lehmann wants Australia to keep improving, as he believes Australia have selected the bunch of players who will take their team forward after as many as six retirements from the Test side last year, following the horrendous tour of England last year for Ashes 2015. Lehmann told ESPNCricinfo, “We were lucky enough to pick a good group that can take us forward. Yes we’re No.1, but we’re a long way away from where we want to get to. We’ve got the challenge of playing well in Sri Lanka in four months’ time. That’s a great challenge for the group. If we win that series, that’s adaptability. That’s becoming better.”