Tag: Justin Langer

Winning can’t be a dirty word: Australian cricket coach Justin Langer

Langer said, “Be bl***y good, not just at being the number one team in the world, be elite in values.”

December 1, 2018

Watch: Australia’s David Warner back at nets ahead of Test series against India

The video of David Warner’s practice session was uploaded on social media by an Australian journalist.

November 25, 2018

Faf du Plessis urges Australia to keep the aggression

Australia have clearly toned down their sledging since a ball-tampering scandal broke, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Friday, but urged them not to totally sacrifice their confrontational approach.

November 16, 2018

Shane Warne offers to help beleaguered Cricket Australia

Spin king Shane Warne put his hand up Friday to help Australian cricket out of its current spiral and urged the sport's beleaguered governing body to make better use of other former top players.

November 9, 2018

Cricket Australia announces 13-player squad for India T20Is

Aaron Finch has been once again handed the captaincy of the Australian side for the limited overs game.

November 8, 2018

New Australia cricket buzzwords make Warne ‘vomit’

Test great Shane Warne says Australian cricket's new buzzwords, including "elite honesty", make him "vomit" and actions not words should be the focus as the team works to turn itself around.

November 5, 2018

Langer vows to put smile back into Australian cricket

Justin Langer vowed Saturday to put a smile back into cricket as South African skipper Faf Du Plessis said he expects the sledging to be toned down in their one-day series.

November 4, 2018

Justin Langer says ball-tampering ‘an international problem’

Australia coach Justin Langer claims there is a worldwide problem with ball-tampering, partly due to unresponsive pitches, while vowing it will never happen under his watch.

November 1, 2018

Cricket Australia hands Langer more selection powers

Australia coach Justin Langer was handed more power today in a shake-up of the national cricket selection process following the resignation of Mark Waugh.

July 27, 2018

Langer hopes Australia emerge unscathed from England ‘jungle’

Australia coach Justin Langer said he hoped his side would return a better team come next year’s World Cup after going through the “jungle” in their tour of England. Having been whitewashed 5-0 by England in a preceding one-day international series, Australia’s limited overs tour ended with a 28-run defeat by Eoin Morgan’s men in …

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June 28, 2018

Voges replaces Langer as Western Australia coach

Former Test batsman Adam Voges has replaced Justin Langer as the new head coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, officials said Thursday. The 38-year-old, a former WA captain who led the Scorchers to two of their three Big Bash League titles, takes over from Langer, who is now in charge of the national …

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May 31, 2018

Australia aims to be world’s most professional team: Langer

Australia is striving to be the most professional and honest team in world cricket, coach Justin Langer said today as the squad prepares for its first international tour following a damaging ball-tampering scandal. The former opener recently took the reins during a time of crisis after the 12-month suspensions of ex-captain Steve Smith and his …

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May 26, 2018

Darren Lehmann may ditch limited-overs role

Lehmann said he could envisage the day when there were entirely separate XIs for each format.

October 24, 2017

Langer to coach Australia against Sri Lanka

Justin Langer previously acted as an interim head coach in June.

December 9, 2016