Justin Langer debuts at the tour in his first head coach assignment. More details of Langer's appointment can be found within this PDF.

1. FIYAZ MUGHAL
J U S T I N L A N G E R
N A M E D N E W
A U S T R A L I A N
N A T I O N A L
C R I C K E T C O A C H

2. Justin Langer has an illustrious cricketing history
behind him, having scored 7,696 runs for Australia
in 105 Test matches. Langer, a left-handed batsman,
retired from international cricket following a 5-0
Ashes victory in 2007. Langer has signed a four-
year deal to coach the national team, coming from
a position where he was in charge of the Perth
Scorchers and Western Australia.
Justin Langer
Justin Langer has
replaced Darren
Lehmann as the coach
of the national cricket
team for Australia. The
news was announced
in early May 2018,
following Lehmann’s
resignation. Lehmann
resigned after the
controversial ball-
tampering scandal
of March, although
he played no part in
the plot.
JUSTIN LANGER NAMED NEW
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CRICKET COACH

3. Spokesman for Cricket Australia
James Sutherland commented that
the plan to replace Lehmann with
Langer had been in place for some
time, based in Lehmann’s original
intention to step down following the
2019 Ashes in England. Sutherland
further commented that Langer’s
recent player development and
coaching achievements had made
him a clear stand-out for the role.
Lehmann was not
the only individual
to stand down or be
suspended following
the ball-tampering
scandal.
Cricket
Australia

4. FIYAZ MUGHAL
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