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! Very excited for my mate Alfie. The Australian Cricket Team is in great hands. #proud https://t.co/3OGtpXaTbw — Jason Gillespie ???????? (@dizzy259) May 2, 2018 Justin Langer is the new Aussie cricket coach ... no q...
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