Langer's roller-coaster ride as Aust coach

TIMELINE OF JUSTIN LANGER'S TENURE AS AUSTRALIA COACH

MAY 2018: Appointed as Australia coach for all formats after the ball-tampering scandal. Takes over after Darren Lehmann quits before the final Test in South Africa.

JUNE 2018: Embarks on a horror white-ball tour of England, as Australia suffer a 5-0 flogging in the ODI series as well as a 28-run loss in the only Twenty20. The tour is Australia's first without suspended duo Steve Smith and David Warner, with Tim Paine in charge.

OCTOBER 2018: Australia put up a titanic fight befitting Langer's character in their first Test with him in charge against Pakistan. Tim Paine and Usman Khawaja's staunch resistance in Dubai is followed by a loss in the following Test.

JANUARY 2019: Australia suffer their first-ever home Test series defeat to a team from Asia, with a 2-1 loss to India. Langer then gets his maiden Test series win as coach, beating Sri Lanka in a two-match series.

JUNE 2019: Australia go from a battling one-day outfit to World Cup semi-finalists, boosted by the returns of Steve Smith and David Warner. Top of the table with one match to go, Australia lose their last two fixtures to bow out.

AUGUST 2019: Australia retain the Ashes in England for the first time since Justin Langer's playing days in 2001, drawing the series 2-2.

MARCH 2020: Concerns over Langer's intensity emerge publicly for the first time. The Test documentary shows him in a heated discussion with Usman Khawaja during the 2018 series against Pakistan, while the batter later told the coach players were "walking on eggshells" during the home loss to India.

MAY 2020: Australia go back to No.1 in the world in Test cricket after a rampant home summer against Pakistan and New Zealand. They also claim