Test legend Steve Waugh has thrown his support behind off-contract Australian coach Justin Langer.
The former Australian left-hander’s contract expires after Australia’s tour of Pakistan and he has made it clear he would like to continue in the role.
Internal leaks and rumours players aren’t happy with his coaching style have brought about speculation and now Waugh has laid out the facts.
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“Position in doubt? Influenced the culture and character of the team after the Cape Town debacle,” the 168 Test veteran wrote in an Instagram post.
“Coached the team to a winning World Cup 20/20 and now to a commanding Ashes victory.
“Time to put the rumours and innuendo to rest.”
Last year Langer was under scrutiny after Cummins and other senior players handed down damming feedback about the dressing room culture.
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When asked about Langer after Australia went 3-0 in the current Ashes series Cummins only said: “his contract is up for renewal in a few months and we’ll deal with that then.”
Now after the second day’s play in Hobart Cummins spoke glowingly of his current coach.
That’s above my pay grade. We’ll wait and see, it’d be nice to have clarity for everyone,” Cummins said.
“But he’s been doing a fantastic job, we absolutely love JL.
“He’s been really great through the World Cup and the Ashes. Honestly, it’s not been a talking point at all within the camp.
“The plan has always been to chat about it after the Ashes, so the powers that be, I’m sure, will chat at some stage.
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“But he’s been fantastic for us and the boys love having him around.”
Langer’s position will be addressed later this year by CA chief executive Nick Hockley and high-performance executive Ben Oliver.
Despite no timeline being finalised surrounding the call, it has been rumoured that the role may be split into white-ball and red-ball coaching positions.
Spinning legend Shane Warne also threw his support behind Langer called for him to be signed up immediately.
“I don’t know what everyone’s waiting for,” Warne told Fox Cricket.
“He should be signed up in my opinion because he’s done such a good job.
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“We’re not inside the dressing room, so we don’t know all the inside-outs, but I think the only way we can judge a coach is from the performances and has Australian cricket got better? Is the better of cricket better domestically? Is there a group of players? There’s probably three or four players outside this squad now that could all play and that wasn’t there a couple of years ago.
“On the other side of the coin, the coaches also have a shelf life because they can only inject so much. He’s been there for four years, but, for me, I don’t know what they’re waiting for.”