Lehmann back as Heat BBL coach: report

Former Australian coach Darren Lehmann is expected to be announced as the new Brisbane Heat mentor on Thursday.

The Big Bash role will be his first coaching appointment since the ball tampering scandal in South Africa last year.

Lehmann ultimately resigned over the incident after players David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were also suspended.

But he continued to work developing talent with the national performance squad and other pathways programs at CA before taking on a number of media roles.

News Corp reported that Lehmann edged Queensland Bulls coach Wade Seccombe for the role with former Heat batsman Brendon McCullum and international all-rounder James Hopes also applying.

Brisbane-based Lehmann had previously coached the Heat to their only title.