Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan was not happy with former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling Joe Root "a rung below" Virat Kohli.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has dismissed Darren Lehmann’s recent criticism of Joe Root, following the ex-Australia coach’s claim that Root isn’t an all-time great due to his failure to score a century in Australia across three Ashes series.

English star Joe Root has responded after former Aussie coach Darren Lehmann dropped a shock Ashes swipe out of nowhere.

Joe Root has hit back at Darren Lehmann after the former Australia head coach said that the England batter was not an “all-time great”. Root goes into the series against New Zealand ranked as the world’s number one Test batter but found himself at the centre of an early start to the traditional Ashes war of words this week.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has lashed out at Darren Lehmann for his comments about Joe Root. Lehmann refrained from calling Root an all time great as he doesn't have a century in Australia.

Lehmann's comments on excluding ace England batter Root from the list of all-time greats, over his lack of centuries in Australia, have not gone down well with former English International Vaughan.

Former Australia player and coach Darren Lehman has said since Root is yet to score a century in Australia, he should not be considered as an all-time great batter.