Did Clarke just bowl coach Lehmann a googly?

Australia cricket team captain Michael Clarke might have launched a subtle attack on coach Darren Lehmann as he claimed that the squad had not had too many training sessions ahead of their loss to New Zealand in a low-scoring World Cup thriller on Saturday.

As Clarke conceded that his team's batting in Saturday's low-scoring World Cup thriller had been very poor, he predictably took aim at the shot selection, including his own, but also blamed the way they had practised in the week before.

The skipper said that he believes sometimes in Twenty20 cricket and one-day cricket one can get caught up working on the power side of their game, Stuff.co.nz reportedly.

Following Australia's one-wicket loss to New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday, Clarke said that he doesn't believe that they have had too many training sessions where they have worked on the start of their game and actually defending the brand new ball or the swinging ball.

Simply it might have been the skipper pointing out his own views on their loss. However, following the backdrop of months of uneasiness between captain and coach, among others, it might reportedly be interpreted as a subtle shot at Lehmann, as training and preparation is run by the head coach and his staff.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne had opined a week or so ago that Lehmann should be careful not to encroach on Clarke's on-field leadership, the report added.