Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has expressed his dismay at the sudden resignation of national bowling coach David Saker.
Saker vacated the role he held for three years on Thursday - just months out from the World Cup and Ashes in the UK - amid reports his relationship with head coach Justin Langer had become untenable.
Australia's bowlers endured a tough summer for the most part and there were whispers of unrest amongst the group, with Saker revealing that players and staff held "aggressive" talks about their bowling tactics during the fourth Test against India in January.
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But Lyon says he and the frontline pacemen were fully behind Saker and admitted his departure was a big surprise.
"It's a shock, to be honest," Lyon, who found out about Saker's exit via a phone call, told reporters on Friday.
"Obviously, I really enjoyed working with David and I know I'm talking on behalf of all the Australian fast bowlers as well.
"It is what it is. He's got my support but I'm not part of those conversations behind closed doors, to be honest.
"So it took me by surprise and he's got my support, but we're just going to have to crack on, move on.
"[We] really make sure that we've got our bowling plans for the World Cup and Ashes, making sure they're down pat."
Saker has been replaced by Troy Cooley - who has previously worked with both Australia and England - in an interim capacity.
Meanwhile, Lyon will play his first game of the Big Bash season with the Sydney Sixers this Sunday, and he plans to use the Twenty20 format to further his case for one-day World Cup inclusion.
The tweaker is yet to feature in the tournament, having been overlooked for the squad in 2015 when the Australians won on home soil.
"My selection will hopefully start here on Sunday," Lyon said.
"I just need to keep putting in good performances with the ball and make sure I can keep playing my role with whatever side I'm in.
"... I know my role. I'm looking forward to sitting down with [Sydney captain] Moises [Henriques] before the Sixers go out to play.
"I know my role in the Australian set-up with obviously the captain Aaron Finch.
"We've just got to keep working on that and making sure that we're playing an exciting brand of cricket, especially for Australia.
"So it's exciting times, obviously there's a massive couple of goals around the corner for the Australian cricket side."
The Sixers have already qualified for the BBL finals which start next week and will have Lyon on hand for their tilt at the title.
When the BBL wraps up, the 31-year-old will fly to India for five ODI matches.
One player who won't be present on that tour is star quick Mitchell Starc, who has sustained a pectoral injury, but Lyon is confident Australia can succeed on the subcontinent without him.
"Just talking to Starcy then, it's obviously disappointing for Mitch to miss the tour and just to get injured full stop," Lyon said.
"But we've got some really quality quicks in that group, obviously with Nathan Coulter-Nile coming back, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Jhye [Richardson] and obviously Pat Cummins, the vice-captain.
"So there's enough quicks there around the group to really stand up and really push a claim for a World Cup berth.
"It's obviously disappointing to miss a world-class player like Mitchell but no doubt he'll be right for the World Cup."