Justin Langer in heated confrontation with CA staffer over Bangladesh video: Report
Australia head coach Justin langer was reportedly concerned in a confrontation with a Cricket Australia staffer over a video posted on the board’s web site, displaying the Bangladesh gamers celebrating their maiden collection win in opposition to the vacationers final week.
According to ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’, Langer and Australia group supervisor Gavin Dovey “became animated” in relation to a video added to the cricket.com.au web site, after the third match, which Bangladesh received, taking a 3-0 lead within the not too long ago concluded five-match Twenty20 collection.
The hosts received the five-match T20I collection 4-1.
The matter was initially raised by Dovey with the Cricket Australia digital staffer however when the latter stood his floor, the matter escalated and Langer subsequently confronted the workers member shortly afterwards.
“Dovey had argued that it was inappropriate for the Bangladesh team song to be posted on a CA-operated website,” the report stated.
“…the incidents were witnessed by at least a dozen people and left some players taken aback and with a sense of unease about what had transpired,” it added.
While Langer shunned commenting on the problem, Dovey stated: “A healthy team environment includes the ability to have honest and frank discussions, whether it be between players, support staff or others within the team environment, which was the case here.”
“There was a difference of opinion, and we agreed to disagree on a particular matter. In hindsight, it was one of those instances which should have taken place in private. I take full ownership of that,” he added.
CA had two digital media operators in Bangladesh, the one travelling journalists with the group on their two-legged tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh.
In the fifth and remaining Test Australia had been dismissed for his or her lowest ever Twenty20 worldwide whole, capping one other forgettable marketing campaign with a 60-run loss to Bangladesh.
Australia had additionally misplaced the T20I collection in opposition to West Indies 1-4 final month. Australia have now misplaced 5 successive T20I collection, successful simply six of 21 matches.