Justin Langer has announced he will seek a new contract with Cricket Australia, with his current arrangement set to expire in June.
After taking over the top job in 2018 following Australia’s ball-tampering scandal, Langer has provided a less than conventional coaching style to both the red and white ball teams.
Due to his foregoing methods and intense approach, it looked unlikely that Langer would have his tenure as coach extended past four years.
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However, after leading Australia to a win at the Twenty20 World Cup and a commanding 2-0 lead over England in the Ashes, his list of achievements with the side is enthralling.
“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 said on Thursday.
“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 Australian captain Mark Taylor has voiced his support for Langer despite his previous discontent towards him.
Speaking on Wide World of Sports’ Outside The Rope, Taylor said that the role of the coach is one of helping the players, therefore the players should accept the same culpability for their defeats as they do their wins.
“I go back three or four months ago when Langer was under pressure because, apparently, the players didn’t like the way he relays information, which I didn’t like,” he said.
“It’s not Langer’s fault Australia lost last year against India, and it’s not Langer’s fault that Australia has turned it around. It’s the players, both ways.
“If the players want people around them, like coaches and data, that’s fine, but then you can’t then use them as a crutch to say things are a problem because it’s there. Langer is the coach, he’s been put in there to assist the players to get the wins and the losses.
“They get the raps when they play well, and they should get the criticism when they don’t play well, and that’s the way it’s always been.
“Players have got to take the responsibility of the wins and the losses.”
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