Michael Vaughan Urges England to Go For Justin Langer As A Coach If Cricket Australia Won’t Renew His Contract Expiring In June 2022

Feb 4, 2022 at 3:06 PM

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Michael Vaughan Urges England to Go For Justin Langer As A Coach If Cricket Australia Won’t Renew His Contract Expiring In June 2022

Michael Vaughan, the former England captain has urged his national team to sign Justin Langer as coach provided Cricket Australia does not renew the latter’s contract which is expiring in June 2022. Michael Vaughan has issued Cricket Australia an ominous warning while also imploring that the English Cricket Board “sign” Justin Langer up if he is shown the door on Friday.

Less than 24 hours after the ECB sacked Chris Silverwood following England’s humiliating 4-0 Ashes defeat, a CA board meeting will determine the fate of Justin Langer’s coaching tenure. Michael Vaughan termed the tenure of Chris Silverwood as England coach as one that has become too comfortable.

England’s fallout from their 4-0 Ashes 2021/22 loss includes Ashley Giles and Chris Silverwood stepping down as managing director and coach, respectively. Hence, Joe Root and co. might have to manage with an interim coach for their upcoming West Indies Tests.

Chris Silverwood, England head coach Getty Image.
Chris Silverwood, England head coach Getty Image.

Michael Vaughan: Joe Root Needs A Forceful Coach Like Justin Langer

Michael Vaughan believes Justin Langer seems well-suited as England’s head coach, having done a commendable job for Australia in recent times.

The 47-year old also feels Joe Root needs a strong personality, writing: “Gary Kirsten would be a great candidate as well, but if you want one person to come in with a huge point to prove, then it is Langer. He is an Ashes winner, T20 World Cup winner, and knows everything about playing in Australia. Just go get him. This England Test team needs some tough love. Joe Root needs a forceful coach next to him too.”

Justin Langer. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
Justin Langer. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Justin Langer, whose contract with Australia will expire in mid-2022, seems unlikely to carry on. A few days ago, the West Australian had an alleged rift with Cricket Australia over needing to re-apply for the head coach position, which the governing body later denied. Meanwhile, former players including Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, and Shane Warne have strongly backed Justin Langer to continue.

All the indications are that Justin Langer will be forced out of his dream role, weeks after retaining the Ashes 2021/22 and months after spearheading Australia’s maiden 2021 T20I World Cup campaign triumph. Meanwhile, ECB issued a statement that Chris Silverwood has stepped down as the coach of the England Cricket Team. The decision comes hours after Ashley Giles stepped down as ECB’s managing director.

Michael Vaughan Blamed Chris Silverwood For Ashes Defeat

Although Michael Vaughan admitted that former England coach Chris Silverwood underwent a tough time amid the bio-bubbles, the 47-year old commentator blamed him for England’s humiliating Ashes defeat.

Ruing the lack of doing the basics consistently, he wrote: “Of all the England’s coaches, Chris Silverwood was given a terrible hand in Covid times with restrictions on all the players.

“Testing every other day and bubbles must have been hard, but ultimately he made some glaring mistakes this winter. The basics were not applied, and that is the responsibility of the coaching team. It is not a great look for another English coach to have failed.”

Michael Vaughan (Image Credit: Twitter)
Michael Vaughan (Image Credit: Twitter)

The cricketer-turned-commentator also reckoned that England might require Justin Langer to be a disciplinarian, referring to the drinking incident in Australia recently.

“At first, England might need the old Langer for a while, who is in total charge and a disciplinarian. England will deny there was a drinking culture in Australia, and they were not too soft, but I don’t care about that because clearly something was wrong.”

It remains to be seen what Cricket Australia decides for Justin Langer. Meanwhile, Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins declined to comment on the 51-year old’s future with the team. Justin Langer’s contract expires in June 2022, with Friday’s board meeting the last before the team is due to depart to Pakistan.

Justin Langer, Australia coach had earlier hinted that he would seek an extension of his four-year contract, expiring in June 2022, saying he “loves his job”. Justin Langer had faced criticism for his coaching methods from the players but now has a Twenty20 World Cup in his CV besides adding the coveted Ashes Trophy 2021/22 win to it.

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