Former Australian opener and the latest inductee in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, Justin Langer has resigned from the position of head coach with immediate effect.
It has been speculated for a while that Langer might be vacating his position if he was offered a short term contract for the men’s national team, and it seems like events of Saturday, 5 January, mimicked the same route. Cricket Australia announced that Langer chose not to extend his contract and resigned with immediate effect.
CA further stated that Andrew McDonald will take over the duties as an interim coach till the administration finds a suitable replacement. McDonald will be in charge of the team’s preparation for the Pakistan series that starts from March.
Langer leaves a strong legacy with his coaching tenure where he took over in turbulent times inf Australian cricket and made the team a dominant force in white ball cricket, playing one semi-final in the 2019 ODI World Cup and then winning the T20 World Cup in 2021. He leaves on a high after winning the Ashes 2021-22 by a massive margin of 4-0.