Justin Langer blames politics inside Cricket Australia for his exit as males’s group coach

Justin Langer guided Australia to the T20 World Cup 2021 and the latest Ashes glory. Following his exit, Cricket Australia appointed Andrew McDonald as the brand new head coach.

Justin Langer throughout an interplay with the media. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSJustin Langer helped Australia win the T20 World Cup 2021Justin Langer additionally guided Australia to the latest Ashes gloryAustralian board appointed Andrew McDonald as the brand new head coach

Justin Langer opened up about his resignation as Australia males’s group coach, saying the politics inside Cricket Australia led to his messy exit.

In February 2022, Langer, who guided Australia to T20 World Cup 2021 and up to date Ashes glory, rejected a short-term extension and stop his job.

The 51-year-old claimed {that a} breakdown of relationship with numerous Australian gamers contributed in the direction of his resignation. Langer’s former teammates and nice Australian gamers, together with Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden, Mark Waugh and the late Shane Warne, got here out in assist of him and identified the mistreatment by Cricket Australia.

While recalling his dialog with the then interim chief Richard Freudenstein the day after he stop as Australia coach, Langer informed cricket.com.au, “The first thing he said to me was, ‘It must make you feel so good that all your mates are supporting you in the media.'”

“I said, ‘Yeah it is, acting chairman, but with all due respect, those mates are also the all-time greats of Australian cricket. They are the fabric of Australian cricket. They are Australian cricket. They also work all around the world in cricket. So yeah, I’m glad my mates are looking after me. Imagine if you had had’.

Langer further termed his last six months in the role as the “most pleasurable interval of 12 years of teaching”.

“Not solely did we win every part, however I had power, and I had focus, and I used to be glad apart from the bulls*** politics,” he added.

The Australian cricket board then appointed Andrew McDonald as the brand new head coach, with Daniel Vettori and Andre Borovec becoming a member of Michael Di Venuto because the assistant coaches.