ENGLAND HEAD COACH: Former Australian head coach Justin Langer is out of England’s head coach race. Justin Langer had earlier quit as Australia’s head coach after their 4-0 win over England. He was now in the scheme of things for England’s head coach but speculations seem to have subsided. It was reported England had reservations if he would work well with Ben Stokes, who is set to become England’s Test captain. Get the latest online betting apps for IOS and Android here and learn more about how online betting works.

England are also looking to split coaching roles with different coaches in red and white-ball cricket. Eoin Morgan, England’s white-ball captain has also advocated for the same stating the job is too big for one man. As reported by the Telegraph, England feel a strongman head coach like Justin Langer would have worked well with Joe Root as he needs a forceful personality behind him. However, Ben Stokes needs a good tactical coach and a facilitator behind the scenes.

Former England bowler Derek Pringle earlier this month had expressed his concerns openly about Langer being appointed as the head coach. Pringle felt Langer’s ‘too-intense’ coaching style may not work well with England given it was too intense for the current Aussie team. Though Langer was a fine and gutsy player, he is not the right fit as a replacement for Chris Silverwood as England’s head coach.

England’s new managing director Rob Key has the first task of finding a full-time replacement for Chris Silverwood. He had earlier expressed his reservations, though rightly acknowledging Langer’s results as Australia’s head coach.

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“We see this whole thing going on in Australia where it doesn’t look like the players have a great deal of time for Justin Langer. He’s a bit of hard taskmaster, but they’ve come back from sandpaper-gate, they’ve won the T20 World Cup and they’ve won the Ashes easily.”

said Rob Key

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ENGLAND HEAD COACH: Justin Langer Out of Race From Coach Position
ENGLAND HEAD COACH: Justin Langer Out of Race From Coach Position

Modern players don’t respond to old-school rigors. Modern time demands coaches who are good at building relationships, creating conversations based on mutual respect, and clear and calm advice. Coaches like Gary Kirsten, who is in contention for England’s head coach role, are preferred more as they apply the right amount of firm touch.

However, Langer’s former teammates had backed him for the role. Mick Lewis, a former teammate of Langer’s with Australia and Victoria, deemed Langar best for the head coach role. Lewis, who is Essex’s bowling coach, had expressed that it would depend upon what England wanted.

Finding a coach has become Rob Key’s biggest task. He has approached many players, including Ricky Ponting and Jayawardene, but with no success. Both have snubbed the role. Ponting has informed Key that he is not interested in the job. It is speculated that he was tempted to combine England coaching and his role in the IPL franchise. However, Ponting flatly turned down the offer and made his unavailability clear.

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