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Test batsman Usman Khawaja says only Test and ODI captains Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch clearing the air — over their role in Justin Langer's exit as Australia's coach — will end speculation over a player revolt.
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke believes that the reputation of Pat Cummins has taken a hit after Justin Langer resigned as the coach of the senior men's team. Cricket Australia on Saturday accepted men's team head coach Justin Langer's resignation. "Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release. After this, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson labelled Cummins as "gutless" and said the Test skipper has an agenda to bring his own coach.
Former Test captain Michael Clarke has urged Pat Cummins to tell the truth - even if it's ugly - about the demise of Justin Langer as national coach.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Pat Cummins failed his first big test as Australian captain by being coy over the future of Justin Langer, former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said on Sunday, as Langer's resignation as national men's coach continued to roil Australian cricket.
Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Test skipper Pat Cummins after Justin Langer resigned as the head coach of the senior men's team. Cricket Australia on Saturday accepted men's team head coach Justin Langer's resignation. "Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release. "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.
MELBOURNE : Pat Cummins failed his first big test as Australian captain by being coy over the future of Justin Langer, former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said on Sunday, as Langer's resignation as national men's coach continued to roil Australian cricket.
Pat Cummins has again opted against publicly endorsing Justin Langer, maintaining Cricket Australia’s call to evaluate the coach’s position is”fair” ahead of Friday’s crucial board meeting.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins feels his country's cricket board is doing the right thing by evaluating head coach Justin Langer's performance before deciding on his contract extension as players too go through the same process at regular intervals. Langer, under whose tutelage Australia hammered England in the Ashes and also won the T20 World Cup for the first time last year, has been in service for the past four years. Cricket Australia will be considering a contract extension for him on Friday.