Cricket Australia’s high performance chief Ben Oliver said that a decision on head coach Justin Langer’s future would be made after the completion of the Ashes series, with the coach’s contract set to expire in mid-2022.
Langer’s leadership was criticised amid player discontent in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup but he steered Australia to victory over New Zealand in the final and has guided them to an unassailable 3-0 lead over England in the ongoing Ashes series.
“We made a commitment prior to the start of the summer that we’d be really focused on the World Cup campaign, this Ashes campaign and once this series is finished we’d come back as a collective and work through that,” Oliver said of Langer’s posi-tion. “Justin has done a great job.
I think he really embraced the conversations that were had over the winter and he’s really evolved and leaned into that.”
Langer’s position at the helm came under scru-tiny in August as a result of discontent over his coaching style, prompting talks between players and officials that saw the former opening batsman alter his approach. “Those conversations were really constructive at the time and a great credit to the player leaders who were able to provide some feedback that was really constructive,” said Oliver.—APP
