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Sydney: Australian cricket team head coach Justin Langer resigned from his post on Saturday, unhappy with the short-term contract extension offered by Cricket Australia (CA) after a marathon seven-hour board meeting. Following the 51-year-old former Australian opener turning down the offer of a short-term contract extension, former all-rounder Andrew McDonald was installed as interim head […]
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"DSEG confirms that our client Justin Langer has this morning tendered his resignation as of the Australian men's cricket team," the statement said, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
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"We've had some really robust conversations among our leaders in the last few days and we're really looking forward to the next six months with," said the Australian Test skipper
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Langer was appointed as the head coach on a four-year contract in 2018 after Darren Lehmann had stepped down in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.
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Following an under-strength India's historic Test win in Australia, a report in 'Sydney Morning Herald' said that some national players are not happy with Langer's intense "micro-management" coaching style.
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A visibly shaken Langer lauded India for the lion-hearted effort to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 despite playing with a second-string side
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Paine's captaincy has been questioned after he launched an ugly verbal tirade at India's Ravi Ashwin and Smith was accused of foul play after appearing to scuff up batsman Rishabh Pant's guard at the crease
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"It was a bit of a relief for us to see Rohit Sharma out there in the end, that's a huge wicket for us because we know he's a world class player," said Australia head coach
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`Siraj is a very, very skillful bowler and I thought he bowled very well in his first Test’
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There is a lot of variation and has kept the Australians guessing with intelligent bowling: Shivlal
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Warner had missed the last ODI, three T20Is and the first two Tests against India due to the injury that he sustained during the second one-dayer
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Australia had bundled out India for their lowest-ever Test score of 36 in the series-opener in Adelaide which the hosts won convincingly by eight wickets
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India and Australia will clash in a full series, starting with the limited-overs leg, from November 27 here
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The Australian white-ball squad is currently stationed at two different places. One group is training under the watchful eyes of head coach Justin Langer at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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"When we talk about family and looking after each other and in this case with Kane, he has made a very courageous decision to not play this series and be with his family," Langer was quoted as saying by Channel Nine.
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Pat Cummins said the decision came after discussions within the team, which was criticised by West Indies great Michael Holding for not taking a knee during a tour of England in September
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He is probably the best player I've ever seen in my life for so many reasons, says Australia coach
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We have got terrific young blokes, talented young players. They are determined after what happened last time, yes we got the team to beat India now, said Australia team coach
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Australia are scheduled to play five T20s in New Zealand from February 22 to March 7. At the same time, they are slated to tour South Africa for three Test matches