Navy australia, City in Australia

Sydney, Nov 17 Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh has said that team coach Justin Langer has never backed away from a challenge, and contrary to speculation that he might quit his position after the Ashes series the cricketing legend said, "he had never spoken to me about stepping down".Another former Australia captain Michael Clarke had recently said that Langer will leave the role after the Ashes at home."I reckon Australia is going to win the Ashes. So, the Aussies win the T20 World Cup and the Ashes and JL (Justin Langer) is going to resign. JL is going to say you know what, I have achieved what I come in to achieve and I've copped so much criticism. I have had so much stick put on me," Clarke had said on Sky Sports Radio recently.But Waugh said on Wednesday that he was in regular touch with Langer and the coach had never spoken about quitting. "I talk to him regularly and he has never talked to me about stepping down or backing away from a challenge," Waugh told thewest.com.au.Langer's contact is up in mid-2022, and though Australia's ICC T20 World Cup triumph should boost his chances of a contract extension, it's one of the hot topics of debate in Australian cricketing circles.Langer has been the head coach of Australia post the Sandpaper saga in 2018. In this time, he got some success in Test cricket, including retaining the Ashes in England in 2019. At the same time, he received criticism for Australia losing to India at home in the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar series.But after Australia lost the T20I series to West Indies and Bangladesh, Langer came under criticism for his coaching style. Waugh, who played alongside Langer for nearly a decade, claims the criticism is unfortunate."His (Langer) whole career he was up against it. He was always a player on the edge, the next one to be dropped and will he get into the side? In a lot of ways it motivates him. You see it again, when you think he is down he just comes back and succeeds (with the T20 World Cup win). That's just in his nature," said Waugh.Langer has indicated he wants a Test series win in India, which will come at the start of next summer."I think what he and Tim Paine and Aaron Finch have done since Cape Town (Sandpaper scandal) has been a pretty amazing transformation. You can't forget what has happened to the side and what they have done.Waugh said that more than the coach, it should be the players who need to take responsibility for the defeats."I would like to think the players take responsibility for winning or losing, not the coach," Waugh said. "There has been far too much emphasis on Justin Langer's performance and not the players. I don't think you can point the finger and say that is the coach's fault. I think the players have to step up and take more responsibility."Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Navy AustraliaFOLLOW

Navy australia, Latest News

Sydney, Nov 20 Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell is expecting pacer Pat Cummins to be announced as the ... ...

Sydney, Nov 20 Former Victorian wicketkeeper Darren Berry believes that Australia's Test captaincy should not fall on the ... ...

The Sheffield Shield fixture between New South Wales and Victoria slated to start on Friday has been postponed after Will Sutherland returned a positive result for COVID-19. ...

Sydney, Nov 18 While vaccinations are safe, effective and saving lives around the world against Covid, wearing masks ... ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that all democratic countries need to work ... ...

Asserting that Australia and India share a deep friendship, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said that both countries are making great progress in many areas including space, science, digital technology. ...

Terming Bengaluru as the world's fastest-growing technology hub, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced a new Consulate General in the capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

Sydney, Nov 17 Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh has said that team coach Justin Langer has never backed ... ...