Justin Langer’s future as Australia’s men’s cricket coach is still in limbo after a marathon board meeting failed to reach a decision.
Justin Langer is still in the dark over his future as coach of the Australian men’s cricket team after Cricket Australia (CA) failed to reach a decision during a marathon boarding meeting on Friday.
CA’s board met for eight hours in Melbourne but were still unable to make a call whether or not to renew Langer’s contract, which expires following Australia’s historic tour of Pakistan in March.
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CEO Nick Hockley made a very brief and noncommittal statement regarding the matter after the meeting concluded on Friday evening.
“CA can confirm that the CA board met today and part of that meeting involved significant discussions about men’s head coach Justin Langer’s contract,” Hockley said.
“We will now enter into confidential discussions with Justin and the outcome will be announced as soon as possible.”
Earlier on Friday, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins once again refused to endorse Langer during a grilling on live TV.
When asked by Sunrise host David Koch if he would like Langer to stay on as coach, Cummins replied: “In this case, it isn’t my call, so I’m going to leave the speculation to one side. He has done fantastic.”
Cummins has refused to publicly endorse Langer as the Aussie legend waits to see whether Cricket Australia will extend his contract.
The 51-year-old faced a player mutiny in mid-2021 as dressing room leaks revealed unhappiness over his mood swings and intense management style.
Despite leading Australia to a recent T20 World Cup win and 4-0 Ashes sweep during Cummins’ first Test series as captain, there is speculation Langer will be ousted.