24 Aug 2013

Chappell labels Lehmann a 'hypocrite'

3:18 pm on 24 August 2013

The former captain Ian Chappell has accused Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann of hypocrisy in attacking England's Stuart Broad for "blatant cheating" during this season's first Ashes Test.

Lehmann's comments in an Australian radio interview saw him fined 20 percent of his match in the ongoing fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval.

The 27-year-old Broad angered Australia during England's narrow 14-run first Test win at Trent Bridge when he refused to walk after a thick edge deflected off the wicketkeeper's gloves to slip.

Victory sent England on their way to taking an unbeatable 3-nil series lead in the Ashes.

Chappell says Australians, who've traditionally always waited for the umpire's decision, were in no position to complain about opponents who did exactly the same thing.

He says Lehmann is basically calling all people who don't walk a cheat, which would include himself.