Australia continue personnel change with Steve Rixon departure

Australia have continued their recent spate of making personnel changes to the team's off-field structure by announcing that Steve Rixon will leave his role as assistant coach.

Cricket Australia announced the departure of Rixon from its backroom staff on Wednesday, which comes after they recently confirmed that former spin bowler Shane Warne will work with Australia's slow bowlers ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh in March.

"I've taken the opportunity to look at our current coaching structure and the levels of support I feel we need moving into the future," head coach Darren Lehmann said in a statement.

"I've mentioned previously that I believe our players can really benefit from more dedicated skill-based training, which means more regular support from technical experts to help work on specific areas of performance.

"This will see various coaches and experts in their field working with the team as and when it is needed."

Former wicketkeeper Rixon, 59, played 13 tests for Australia.