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Pat Cummins breaks silence on Justin Langer’s exit

Justin Langer stepped down as the head coach of the men’s team earlier this month despite leading the team to a historic title win at the T20 World Cup last year and a 4-0 Ashes triumph in January. Regarding this issue Many former Aussie cricketers have openly criticized Cricket Australia for their decision. Even Test skipper Pat Cummins has also come under the scanner.

Meanwhile Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins has broken his silence four days after Justin Langer’s departure. He said that there was never any issue with the coach’s “intensity” but the side needed a “calmer” and “more collaborative” approach. Cummins stated that the apology from Langer over his intense coaching style was “unnecessary” because it came from a good place.

Several experts and former cricketers have criticized Cummins and his teammates for orchestrating Langer’s departure since. While acknowledging their position, Cummins stated that while he appreciates it, he will continue to support his teammates. Cummins has addressed saga via a statement released on his behalf by CA.

“There has been much public comment since Justin Langer’s resignation as the coach of the Australian cricket team,” Cummins said in the statement. “For good reason, I haven’t made public comment before today. To speak about a decision, which was yet to be made and which is for Cricket Australia to make, would have put Cricket Australia and the team in an impossible position. I’d never do that. I believe in respecting the sanctity of the change room and proper process.”

“Justin has acknowledged that his style was intense. And it was. He has apologised to players and staff for his intensity. I think the apology was unnecessary. Because the players were OK with JL’s intensity. It came from a good place ‘ his fierce love of Australia and the baggy green ‘ something which has served Australian cricket well for three decades. It’s what makes him a legend of the sport. And Justin’s intensity drove a better team culture and higher team standards. These are significant Justin Langer legacies,” Cummins added.

I take this responsibility seriously. I live and breathe it. We also have a duty to our mates. Many former players have reached out to me and silently offered me their advice which is welcome. Some others have spoken in the media ‘ which is also welcome and comes from a love of the game and their support of a mate. To all past players, I want to say this: Just as you have always stuck up for your mates, I’m sticking up for mine,” Cummins said. CA have made a brave call to transition, given the team has been winning. Finally, we are custodians of cricket, with one very big thing in common: our first duty is to Australian cricket, which is bigger than any one of us,” Cummins added.

Former Australia’s coach, Justin Langer to get an offer from ECB for the position of Head Coach

England would be prepared to make Justin Langer the highest-paid head coach in their history following his bitter departure from the Australia job over the weekend.

The ECB board might shell out an eyebrow-raising sum of money to hire Justin Langer. Langer, who had taken over as Australia’s coach in 2018 after the Sandpaper-gate scandal in South Africa, on Saturday stepped down unhappy with CA’s decision to offer him just a six-month contract for guiding the team to its maiden ICC T20 World Cup trophy in the UAE and a 4-0 Ashes triumph at home.

The 51-year-old became a free agent on Saturday when he turned down a six-month extension to his current deal and quit with immediate effect. The ECB chief executive Tom Harrison recently has admitted the board will look for the best candidate while looking into the financial constraints “We have to make the right decisions around coaching budgets. Clearly, you are coaching England. We need the best coaches available to do that,” said Harrison.

Meanwhile, Former Australia opening batter Matthew Hayden has suggested that ECB must sign Langer, given his four-year tenure while Ponting said that this was a strange time for a coach to depart. “Sign him up. If he can turn Cricket Australia around in four years, imagine what he could do with England. God help us,” said Hayden.

Former England skipper Andrew Strauss, who took over as England’s managing director of cricket from Ashley Giles, was quoted as saying after Langer resigned from his post as Australia’s head coach that, “I know him (Langer) well and, on the surface, he’s done a very good job with that Australian cricket team so I wouldn’t rule him out (for the coaching job),” Strauss said.

Mitchell Johnson slams Pat Cummins after Justin Langer’s exit

Former Aussie cricketers have slammed the national players for not backing Justin Langer as Australia’s chief coach. His four-year coaching contract was set to expire in June, and reportedly there were speculations as Langer’s contract might not continue further due to ongoing player dissatisfaction.

As the current skipper, Cummins is perhaps the most powerful man in Australian cricket, but many were intrigued as he failed to endorse Langer at any stage during the summer or in recent days as speculation around his future heated up.

Mitchell Johnson slams Pat Cummins after Justin Langer’s exit as head coach. “Pat Cummins has been lauded as some type of cricketing saint since his elevation to the top job this summer. Cummins might have delivered with the ball during the Ashes series, but he has failed his first big test as captain pretty miserably,” Johnson wrote in a column for The West Australian, as reported by Fox Sports.

Johnson mentioned that Cummins holds a lot of power, and it’s quite obvious that he had an agenda to change the coach. “He had plenty of public opportunities to endorse an extension for Langer. So, when he let it through to the keeper every time, it became pretty obvious he didn’t want it to happen. Cummins holds a lot of power and must have been central to what’s happened. He’s clearly had an agenda to get in a coach he wants. His recent interviews have been gutless by not respecting his coach when he could have been upfront from the start,” added the 40-year-old.

Justin Langer’s manager says the “views of a faceless few” have driven the World Cup and Ashes-winning coach out of his job four months ahead of the end of his contract, while his former skipper, Ricky Ponting, called Cricket Australia’s treatment of Langer “embarrassing”.

Justin Langer resigns as coach of Australian cricket team

Justin Langer has resigned as coach of the Australian men’s cricket team. Langer’s management confirmed on Saturday morning the Australian Hall-of-Fame opener and coach had tendered his resignation, effective immediately.

Langer’s contract was due to expire in June, and it was always CA’s intention to address his future once last year’s T20 World Cup and the recent Ashes series had been completed. He leaves despite Australia having won the T20 World Cup and Ashes in recent months.

After weeks of scrutiny about whether he would have his four-year contract extended beyond June, the Cricket Australia board met on Friday to discuss the 51-year-old West Australian’s future. However, Cricket Australia offered Justin Langer a short-term extension only, before the coach decided to quit his post and end six months of speculation. A disappointed Langer told officials on Saturday morning he was resigning with immediate effect, after a late-night meeting with Cricket Australia bosses on Friday.

In confirming the resignation, CA chief Nick Hockley said: “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’s manager James Henderson had earlier tweeted: “As a player Justin retired on top after a 5-0 Ashes whitewash. Today, despite the views of a faceless few, he finishes his time as Australian cricket coach winning the T20 World Cup and the Ashes. Lest we forget what JL took over in 2018.”