Justin Langer Resigns As Australia Head Coach
Melbourne, Feb 5: Justin Langer has tendered his resignation and stepped down as the head coach of Australia men’s team, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday. Andrew McDonald has been named as the interim head coach, with official duties beginning with Australia’s upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka, CA informed.
CA in a statement said: “Cricket Australia has accepted men’s team head coach Justin Langer’s resignation, which was received on Saturday. “Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept. “The contract extension offered to Justin was the result of a thorough review process that evaluated many factors including future requirements of the team and the upcoming extensive schedule of fixtures.
“The extension was approved by the CA Board and was put to Justin last night. It included the opportunity to defend the T20 World Cup title in Australia at the end of this year. “Langer informed CA this morning he was not accepting the offer and would resign with immediate effect.”
CA Chief Executive Nick Hockley said: “Justin has been an outstanding coach of the Australian men’s team over the past four years. He has restored the trust in the team and his legacy is assured. “We are extremely proud of his achievements since he took over in 2018, including the recent T20 World Cup victory and Ashes success. “We are naturally disappointed Justin has decided against continuing as coach but respect his decision and wish him all the best in the future.” Langer was appointed men’s team coach in the wake of the 2018 sandpaper scandal in South Africa.
