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  • A kick within the face to supply Justin Langer a six-month contract: David Warner hits out at Cricket Australia

    David Warner has lashed out at Cricket Australia for providing former coach Justin Langer only a six-month extension after the top of his preliminary four-year tenure. Langer determined to resign from the job after rejecting the provide by CA final summer season.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 10, 2023 12:23 IST

    Warner admitted that Langer did lose the assist of some gamers (Courtesy: Reuters)

    By India Today Web Desk: David Warner has hit out in opposition to Cricket Australia for providing former Australia coach Justin Langer only a six-month contract, saying that it was like a kick within the face.

    The buildup to Langer’s exit from the position as coach and the fallout is a focus of the second season of The Test documentary, which might be launched on Friday on Amazon Prime.

    The former opener’s departure on the finish of final summer season got here after Cricket Australia took into consideration the issues over the coach’s depth on the finish of his preliminary four-year tenure. CA would then go onto provide Langer a six-month contract with no scope of an extension. The former cricketer would promptly reject the provide and subsequently resigned from the job.

    Speaking within the documentary, as quoted by Cricinfo, Warner stated that Langer needed to maintain teaching and the six-month contract was little bit of a kick within the face.

    The opener would then go onto admit that the previous coach did lose the assist of some gamers.

    “He wanted to keep coaching. It was a bit of a kick in the face to offer him a six-month contract,” Warner stated within the documentary.

    “He lost a fair few players, and probably the wrong players.”

    Langer has since gone on to speak in regards to the scenario and stated that he hated the truth that members of the crew would go behind his again and complain about his intense teaching methods.

    “Everyone was being good to my face, however I used to be studying about these things and half of it, I swear to God and on my children’ lives, I couldn’t consider that’s what was making the papers. A variety of journalists use the phrase ‘supply’. I might say, change that phrase to ‘coward’,” Langer was quoted as saying to News Corp media.

    “Because what do you mean ‘a source says’? They’ve either got an axe to grind with someone and they won’t come and say it to your face, or they’re just leaking stuff for their own agenda. I hate that,” he said.

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    Jan 10, 2023

  • ‘I love my job’: Justin Langer hints at contract extension with Cricket Australia

    Australia coach Justin Langer on Thursday hinted that he would search an extension of his four-year contract, expiring in June 2022, saying he “loves his job”.
    Langer had confronted criticism for his teaching strategies from the gamers however now has a Twenty20 World Cup in his CV and can also be near including the coveted Ashes Trophy win to it.
    Australia are main the house sequence in opposition to England 2-0.
    The 51-year-old former Test opener insisted that his thought course of has not modified.
    “I have never thought differently, to be honest. I have been consistent with what I have said for the last four years. I love my job,” Langer was quoted as saying by ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
    “The boys are playing well, no doubt about it, it’s a great team to be involved in. So, nothing has changed from my point of view.”

    Former skipper and much-respected Steve Waugh is a type of cricketing figures in Australian cricket who advocate splitting the teaching duties.
    “Langer confirmed he wanted to remain in charge of the Test squad and the limited-overs teams in the long term, for there has been debate that the senior coach for the red-and-white-ball teams should be split,” the report stated.
    “Langer’s senior assistant Andrew McDonald would be the ideal white-ball coach if Langer remained and the roles were split. McDonald, who listens closely to players and has an excellent rapport, is seen as a fine leader and also capable of guiding all three teams.”
    Langer was given the job to overtake the crew’s tradition and regain the respect of the Australian public after the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.

  • David Warner is elite match, he’s enjoying at a unique degree now: Justin Langer

    Australia coach Justin Langer on Sunday hailed explosive opener David Warner’s work ethic and starvation for runs, saying he was by no means unsure about his potential to come back good within the ongoing T20 World Cup regardless of struggling for kind forward of the event.
    The 35-year-old Warner had been wanting sport time and runs over the previous 12 months however made a welcome return to kind on Saturday, smashing an unbeaten 89 — the best rating by an Australian at a T20 World Cup — within the eight-wicket victory towards the West Indies.
    “He (Warner) is literally elite fit. He’s always fit, but he’s at a different level at the moment and that tells me … you don’t just flick a switch and become fit, you’ve got to work very hard at his age,” Langer mentioned.
    “You saw the way he played, ran between the wickets in hot conditions, and that’s a great tribute to his professionalism and how hungry he is to keep playing great cricket,” he was quoted as saying in cricket.com.au web site.
    Having Warner again to his greatest could make the Australians a troublesome proposition for any opponent within the knockout stage.
    Australia certified for the semifinals as Group 1 runners-up on the premise of higher internet run fee than South Africa, who ended third and eradicated from the event regardless of beating toppers England on Saturday.
    England, Australia and South Africa ended with eight factors every and prime two within the desk was selected the premise of internet run fee.
    Langer and his nice good friend Matthew Hayden, who cast one in every of cricket’s greatest opening partnerships, will turn out to be enemies for a probable semifinal conflict between Australia and Pakistan. Hayden is at present the batting coach of Pakistan.
    Pakistan have been the dominant crew of the event and they’re prone to end Group 2 winners — in the event that they beat minnows Scotland — which is able to set them up towards Australia within the semifinals.
    “We’ve been back and forth messaging throughout the tournament. He’s (Hayden) really enjoying (coaching Pakistan’s batters). No insights though, we’ve been keeping business to business,” Langer mentioned.
    “It’s going to be good to see him because I haven’t seen him for a long time. There’s lots of relationships in cricket, but when it comes to Thursday night, we’ll put our friendships down for three hours and we’ll get down to business so it should be good fun.”
    Langer and Hayden opened the batting collectively in 113 Test innings, smashing 5655 runs at a median 51.88 throughout a golden period of Australian cricket.

  • Cricket Australia apologises after India gamers allege racist abuse

    Cricket Australia apologised to the India workforce on Sunday and launched a probe into allegations visiting gamers have been subjected to racial abuse by a part of the group in the course of the third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.
    The Indian workforce lodged an official criticism after play on Saturday after bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj complained of listening to racist slurs whereas fielding close to the boundary rope.
    On Sunday, Siraj approached the umpire pointing in the direction of the stands and the motion was paused as police ejected a small group of followers from the bottom.
    Sydney Test Racism: Mohammed Siraj complains of abuse, spectators eliminated
    CA launched a parallel investigation with New South Wales Police, promising to take the “strongest measures” in opposition to anybody discovered to have been responsible of vilification.
    “It is most regrettable that an otherwise excellent test match contested in tremendous spirit by two friendly rivals has been tarnished by the actions of a small number of spectators over the past two days,” Head of Integrity and Security Sean Carroll mentioned in an announcement.
    “As hosts, we once again apologise to the Indian team.”
    Venues New South Wales, which operates the stadium, mentioned CCTV footage was being reviewed to help the investigation and any followers recognized as participating in racial abuse could be banned from the SCG and different main stadiums in Sydney.
    Australia coach Justin Langer joined the condemnation.
    “It’s upsetting and it’s disappointing,” he mentioned. “It’s one among my biggest pet hates in life that folks assume they’ll come to a sporting occasion and abuse or say no matter they like.
    “I hated it as a player and I hate it as a coach. It’s really sad to see it happen in Australia.”
    India’s Ravichandran Ashwin mentioned the workforce had been insulted by Sydney spectators previously however the racial abuse had crossed a line in the course of the ongoing match, which is being performed in entrance of a lowered crowd of lower than 10,000.
    “It is definitely not acceptable in this day and age. This must definitely be dealt with iron-fist and we must make sure it doesn’t happen again,” the bowler mentioned.
    According to the International Cricket Council’s anti-discrimination coverage, it falls to CA to research the incident and submit a report back to the worldwide governing physique inside two weeks.
    A person was banned from attending cricket matches in New Zealand for 2 years after being discovered responsible of abusing England quick bowler Jofra Archer throughout a 2019 tour.

  • Mitchell Starc Ruled Out Of T20I Series On Compassionate Grounds

    Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc was Sunday ruled out of the final two games of their Twenty20 International series with India on compassionate grounds in another blow to the team. Starc has left the Australian camp with the blessing of coach Justin Langer after being informed of an unspecified family illness. “We will give Mitch all the time he needs and welcome him back into the squad with open arms whenever he feels the time is right for him and his family,” said Langer.

    His withdrawal is the latest change to Australia’s limited-overs squad in the past week with David Warner and Ashton Agar both out injured, while pace spearhead Pat Cummins is being rested.

    Opening batsmen D’Arcy Short and spinners Mitch Swepson and Nathan Lyon have been added to the squad.

  • Yuzvendra Chahal Concussion Substitute Call Makes Justin Langer Lash Out At David Boon

    The Virat Kohli-led Indian side pipped Australia by 11 runs in the opening T20I of the three-match series on Friday, December 4. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and his concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal played starring roles in the match with their dazzling performance through bat and ball respectively. Apparently, the Chahal concussion substitute call upon Jadeja concussion made Australian coach Justin Langer so furious, that he even lashed out at match referee David Boon during the interval, who was incidentally the man batting with Langer on his Test debut for Australia in 1993.Justin Langer was seen having a heated discussion with match referee David Boon during the mid-innings interval, after the ICC official allowed Ravindra Jadeja to have his replacement take over for Australia’s run-chase. Earlier, Jadeja starred with the bat by clubbing 44* off just 23 balls and took India to a respectable 161-7. However, he was struck by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in the final over of the Indian innings, prompting him to skip team fielding even though he faced the remaining few deliveries while batting.Apart from Langer’s furious reaction, Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques also expressed his opinion over Chahal replacing Jadeja midway in the recently-concluded T20I. After the match, he raised doubts over Chahal’s inclusion being a like-for-like replacement for Jadeja because of the different roles the two cricketers play for their side. Henriques questioned the replacement by saying “From my point of view, it would definitely be one’s an all-rounder and a gun fielder, and the other one is an out-and-out bowler who bats at 11”.

  • Lot to talk about selection, they’ve given a few headaches

    Australia head coach Justin Langer admitted they have a few selection headaches ahead of the three-match ODI series against India starting on November 27 at Sydney.

    Steve Smith has returned to the ODI squad after he missed Australia’s last assignment against World champions England due to a concussion. Langer confirmed that Smith will straightaway find a place in the XI in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh in the first ODI against Virat Kohli’s men at SCG on Friday.

    We’ll probably lean that way (picking Smith for Marsh) but we did learn and we’ve talked about in our foundation for one-day cricket going forward, we really like that extra bowling option,” Langer said as quoted by Cricket.com.au.

    The former Australia opener, however, added that they would like to have that extra cushion of a bowler which they had in the presence of Marsh, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis, which gives them some selection headaches.“In England, we had Mitch Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell able to get us at least 10 overs. So we like that combination, the extra allrounder. Obviously Steve will come straight back in.“He’s bowled the last two Shield games for Western Australia. I’ve said publicly if we’re going to pick Cameron Green he has to be bowling in one-day cricket specifically, not so much in T20 cricket or Test cricket because we go for a different set-up in those two forms of the game.

  • Justin Langer full of ‘respect’ for Virat Kohli’s decision to take paternity leave

    Of course it will have an impact,” Australia coach Justin Langer said when asked about Virat Kohli returning home after the first Test in Australia later this year for the birth of his first child. Using an Aussie Rules Football parallel, Langer likened Kohli’s absence to “taking Dustin Martin out of Richmond”, but stressed that even without their captain, India “are a very, very good team” and “we have to be on our toes all summer”.

    “Are we happy he is not playing? It’s like taking (AFL star) Dustin Martin out of Richmond,” Langer said with a laugh at a press interaction earlier today. “Of course it will have an impact, but we also know that India beat us last time (in 2018-19). They are a very, very good team. We cannot get complacent for a second with or without Virat.

    “So we are going to have to be on our toes all summer, and we’re looking forward to that.”

    Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child around the turn of the year, and Kohli has asked for – and been granted – paternity leave. The tour will start with three ODIs, followed by three T20Is, with the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy played at the end. In a media statement earlier this week, the BCCI confirmed Kohli’s return after the first Test, which will be India’s first day-night Test overseas, but did not specify whether Kohli would rejoin the Indian Test squad at a later stage, though any return would have to negotiate strict quarantine protocols, adding to the time that he would not be available.

    As far as Langer was concerned, though, taking time off for “one of the great things you will ever do” was worth the sacrifice on Kohli’s part.