The former Australian opener Justin Langer has been appointed as Australia's new head coach, succeeding Darren Lehmann, who resigned following the ball tampering incident that took place in South Africa.Langer, 47, who is currently in charge of Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, will start his new role on May 22 for a four-year term.
He made his Test debut against the West Indies in 1993 and has since gone on to make 105 Tests for the Baggy Greens, scoring 7696 runs. He also appeared in eight ODIs for the country.
Langer's first assignment gets underway on 13 June when the Aussies travel to England, with five one-day internationals and a sole Twenty20.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Langer's appointment...
A fantastic appointment!— Jason Gillespie ???????? (@dizzy259) May 2, 2018
Very excited for my mate Alfie. The Australian Cricket Team is in great hands.#proud https://t.co/3OGtpXaTbw
Justin Langer is the new Aussie cricket coach ... no question he will have a positive impact ... Concerns me already about next Yrs Ashes !!— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 2, 2018
Great appt, congrats to Alfie @CricketAus will do a great job. #bestjobintheworld https://t.co/srfcGGQxes— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) May 2, 2018
Tough job, but @CricketAus couldnt have picked a better person for it. Good luck to Justin Langer taking over the coaching role for the nations cricket team.— Clint Wheeldon (@ClintWheeldon) May 2, 2018
Congratulations Justin Langer on being appointed @CricketAus coach. @WACA_Cricket loss is our national trams gain. Look forward to seeing our national teams performance - and culture - go from strength to strength under his leadership.— Mike Nahan (@MikeNahan) May 2, 2018
Character and cover drives. Justin Langer will have simple formula to repair Australian cricket. And high performance will be an outcome not a focus— John Townsend (@johnt237) May 2, 2018
Listening to Justin Langer speak so passionately about Australian cricket is awesome. Its the exact same way hed talk to us in the rooms at Scarborough.— Theo Doropoulos (@TheoDrop) May 3, 2018
Same passion, same drive, same intensity.
Awesome appointment.
Justin Langer celebrates after winning $1000 by hitting a designated signboard during an invitational match at Bankstown Oval, Sydney, on October 9, 1995. Langer has been named as Australia's new head cricket coach. Photo by Craig Golding @smh @SMHsport pic.twitter.com/awa8yrRuGb— From The Archives (@FairfaxArchives) May 2, 2018
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