Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen berated the England team for their performance on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes.
The matter was initially raised by Dovey with the Cricket Australia digital staffer but when the latter stood his ground, the matter escalated and Langer subsequently confronted the staff member shortly afterwards.
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Current Board member Baird has received the unanimous endorsement from fellow CA directors and state chairs to take up the charge next February, making him the fourth chair in less than 18 months.
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Australia coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi.
Max Waight's father Damien Waight told him that if he could earn 1,500 Australian dollars (AUD), he would take him to the UK.
Australia will need their top order to fire against New Zealand's disciplined attack and persist with four specialist bowlers.
While ODI captain Aaron Finch said the team backed Justin Langer "100%", reports of players being put off by the coach's "grumpy" temperament have continued to surface.
Hayden, in India as a commentator, was invited by old friend and current coach Justin Langer as the former opener had long chat with the players during their net session at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Australia coach Justin Langer believes managing the mental health of his bubble-weary players will be one of his key responsibilities during the upcoming home series against India.
'Without a word of a lie, I promise you, I called (coach) Justin Langer a few months ago and said, 'Don't worry about Davey, he'll be man-of-the-tournament'.'
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Out-of-favour opener Usman Khawaja, who clashed with Justin Langer during Australia's tour of UAE in 2018, has backed the embattled coach to continue in the position through the Ashes and urged the payers to stop undermining him.
Australia coach Justin Langer said on Tuesday his team's "slack" attention to detail in bowling required overs in the India series had cost them a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley hopes Tim Paine returns to the Test side "as quickly as possible" after the wicketkeeper resigned from the captaincy because of his involvement in a "sexting" scandal.
Australian media cited sources saying that some senior cricketers are annoyed with Langer's micro-management within the Australian camp.
The hosts, who had a put up a massive first innings score of 598-4 before declaring, opted not to enforce the follow-on and reached 29-1 at stumps.
'The last few days we've really been able to galvanise around him, to have some really robust discussions on where we want to take this cricket team, what we expect of him and what he expects of us.'
Australia coach Justin Langer cannot believe the 'absolute load of rubbish' that Steve Smith was trying to scuff up Rishabh Pant's guard in the drawn Sydney Test, and has called the criticism out of line and ludicrous.
Former Australian opener Justin Langer was on Monday appointed the national team's batting coach for the upcoming cricket season.
Some players had expressed dissatisfaction over Langer's management style because of his intensity and mood swings.
Langer said that in the last couple of years, the Aussies have had lots of conversations about behaviours both on and off the field.
He was recalled for the fifth and final Test and asked to open the batting with fellow left-hander Matthew Hayden for the first time -- the start of one of the most successful opening partnerships in the history of the game.
'We cannot get complacent for a second with or without Virat. So we're going to have to be on our toes all summer and we're looking forward to that.'
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Australia coach Justin Langer has insisted that the team would not ditch the handshake tradition as there are enough hand sanitisers available.
Australia's preparations for the second Twenty20 international against India later on Sunday have been upset with fast bowler Mitchell Starc released for the remainder of the series on compassionate grounds.
Former Test opener Langer urged the board and the players union to thrash out their differences behind "closed doors".
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara will be in the same team as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer in the upcoming Bushfire relief fundraiser match. Ponting's side, which will be coached by former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, also comprises of lethal pacers such as Brett Lee and Wasim Akram. On the other hand, Gilchrist side's has a solid top-order comprising of Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds.
Smith was banned from leadership roles for two years after the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town in 2018 but the ban expired in March.
Australian players gave CA feedback that a new coaching style was needed after the excellent foundation provided by Langer.
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Australia head coach Justin Langer feels the Indian Premier League is an excellent platform to prepare for the T20 World Cup but conceded that health is paramount as the the T20 league may become another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 13th edition of IPL was originally scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai but it was postponed to April 15 to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 24,000 people worldwide.
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In Josh Hazlewood's absence, Jhye Richardson impressed in Adelaide while Scott Boland produced a man-of-the-match-winning performance in his debut Test in Melbourne and was retained for the ongoing fourth Test in Sydney.
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The MCC once again clarified that if a bowler attempts to run out a batsman at the non-striker's end, the bowler was well within his rights and it was the batter who was at fault.
The fourth Test will be played from January 5-9 at the SCG, with Australia having retained the Ashes after winning the first three games.
Sridharan Sriram, who played eight ODIs between 2000 and 2004, was part of the Australian coaching set up since 2015.
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