Mark Waugh has thrown his support behind former teammate Justin Langer as the pressure piles on the Australia boss heading into the biggest summer of his coaching career.
Leaks from within the Australian dressing room in recent weeks have painted a picture of a tense, micromanaging coach whose mood swings have his players walking on egg shells.
The heat has been turned up on the 50-year-old since it was revealed he was involved in a heated confrontation with a Cricket Australia digital staffer for showing Bangladesh celebrate its first ever series win over the nation.
The scrutiny has become so intense that CA this week felt the need to publicly support Langer, who’s preparing to lead Australia into a T20 World Cup and home Ashes campaign back-to-back.
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