After days of speculation that Justin Langer has lost the dressing room, Cricket Australia have issued a statement backing their under-siege coach to take the team through to the Ashes.
Without guaranteeing Langer would see out his contract which runs through until mid-2022, CA said they hoped all stakeholders would come together and pointed to the difficulties associated with “bubble life” because of COVID-19.
Ever since Australia lost their home Test series to India 2-1, speculation of Langer’s character and leadership style have come under fire, as reported by Fox Cricket’s Tom Morris.
After surviving an internal review following the series loss — the second straight to India in three summers — speculation has once again ramped up after back-to-back T20 series defeats to the West Indies and Bangladesh on the eve of the World Cup in the UAE.
It led to former teammate and…
