Darren Lehmann's tough love gets best out of Aussies, no joke The former Test batsman has been widely credited with getting the best out of players since his appointment less than six months ago, and his unique style was on display in Perth. He revealed he had given the team a verbal rocket on Monday night after a tiring attack had been slapped around by debutant Englishman Ben Stokes but on Tuesday offered an insight into a team-building exercise that he conducts purely for a laugh. That's it: Mitchell Johnson celebrates getting the wicket of James Anderson to win match and Ashes. Lehmann makes players and support staff tell a joke to the whole group on days he deems appropriate, giving them 24 hours' notice. It's not every day. Because they're funny," Lehmann said, referring to jokes, not necessarily all the players and staff. And I like seeing the sweat on the faces of the players and the coaching staff when they're telling a joke ... they sweat and research, they're shitting themselves. They're more nervous with that - that players won't laugh or staff won't laugh - than they are playing the game or coaching the game. Lehmann's ability to maintain the respect of the Australian squad, but also generate a great rapport with players, has been one of his most valuable attributes. The results have been spectacular. After all, the game is for enjoyment. Obviously results count, but I certainly enjoy it. His bowling assistant Craig McDermott has described him as a combination of "relaxed and strict" and the head coach explained that it was not all fun and games. "I'm relaxed outwardly," Lehmann said. If you've been in some team meetings, or debriefings, of late, you'd probably think the other way. What Darren has brought into this team is making sure we, most importantly, have the time of our life but improve every single day. It's the most special change room I've ever been involved in, to be able to see where it came from in such a short period of time. Even eight or nine months ago we wouldn't have thought we'd be in this position, so it's hard to believe. Australia (1st Innings) C ROGERS run out (Anderson) 11 D WARNER c Carberry b Swann 60 S WATSON c Swann b Broad 18 M CLARKE c Cook b Swann 24 S SMITH c Prior b Anderson 111 G BAILEY c Pietersen b Broad 7 B HADDIN c Anderson b Stokes 55 M JOHNSON c Prior b Broad 39 P SIDDLE c Prior b Bresnan 21 R HARRIS c Root b Anderson 12 N LYON not out 17 Sundries (6lb, 3w, 1nb) 10 Total 385 Fall of wickets:: 13 (Rogers), 52 (Watson), 106 (Clarke), 129 (Warner), 143 (Bailey), 267 (Haddin), 326 (Johnson), 338 (Smith), 354 (Harris), 385 (Siddle). Bowling: J Anderson 23-5-60-2 (1w), S Broad 22-2-100-3 (1w), T Bresnan 23.3-4-81-1, B Stokes 17-3-63-1 (1w 1nb), G Swann 17-0-71-2, J Root 1-0-4-0 England (1st Innings) A COOK c Warner b Lyon 72 M CARBERRY b Harris 43 J ROOT c Haddin b Watson 4 K PIETERSEN c Johnson b Siddle 19 I BELL lbw b Harris 15 B STOKES c Haddin b Johnson 18 M PRIOR c Haddin b Siddle 8 T BRESNAN c Haddin b Harris 21 S BROAD lbw b Johnson 5 G SWANN not out 19 J ANDERSON c Bailey b Siddle 2 Sundries (11b, 7lb, 5w, 2nb) 25 Total 251 Fall of wickets: 85 (Carberry), 90 (Root), 136 (Cook), 146 Pietersen), 190 (Bell), 198 (Stokes), 207 (Prior), 229 (Broad), 233 (Bresnan), 251 (Anderson) Bowling: R Harris 22-10-48-3 (1nb), M Johnson 22-7-62-2 (1nb), S Watson 12-3-48-1, P Siddle 16-5-36-3 (1w/5), N Lyon 16-6-39-1 Australia (2nd Innings) C ROGERS c Carberry b Bresnan 54 D WARNER c Stokes b Swann 112 S WATSON run out (Bresnan) 103 M CLARKE b Stokes 23 S SMITH c (sub) b Stokes 15 G BAILEY not out 39 B HADDIN c Swann b Bresnan 5 M JOHNSON not out 0 Sundries (8b, 5lb, 5w) 18 Total (6 wkts - decl) 369 Fall of wickets: 157 (Rogers), 183 (Warner), 223 (Clarke), 301 (Smith), 331 (Watson), 340 (Haddin) Bowling: J Anderson 19-5-105-0 (1w/5), T Bresnan 14-3-53-2, B Stokes 18-1-82-2, G Swann 27-8-92-1, J Root 9-1-24-0 England (2nd Innings - target 504) A COOK b Harris 0 M CARBERRY lbw b Watson 31 J ROOT c Haddin b Johnson 19 K PIETERSEN c Harris b Lyon 45 I BELL c Haddin b Siddle 60 B STOKES c Haddin b Lyon 120 M PRIOR c Haddin b Johnson 26 T BRESNAN c Rogers b Johnson 12 G SWANN c Smith b Lyon 4 S BROAD not out 2 J ANDERSON c Bailey b Johnson 2 Sundries (13b, 13lb, 6w) 32 Total 353 Fall of wickets: 0 (Cook), 62 (Carberry), 76 (Root), 121 (Pietersen), 220 (Bell), 296 (Prior), 336 (Stokes), 347 (Swann), 349 (Bresnan), 353 (Anderson) Bowling: R Harris 19-2-73-1, M Johnson 25.2-6-78-4 (1w/5), N Lyon 22-5-70-3 (1w), P Siddle 26-11-67-1, S Watson 11-1-39-1 Result: Australia won by 150 runs Man of the Match: Steve Smith Series: Australia leads five-Test series 3-0