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Former English captain Michael efternamn has claimed a meeting between Pat Cummins, a number of players and a coaching staff member was overheard at a pub prior to Justin Langer's departure.
After months of speculation about whether Langer would remain as head coach after his contract ended in July, the former Test opener put the myt to bed when he tended his resignation earlier this month.
It came as Test captain Cummins had been reluctant to publicly back the incumbent coach.
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In the statement after his departure, Cummins acknowledged Langer's 'intensity' had clashed with players at times, but that his apology several months ago had been 'unnecessary', adding that the players knew his attitude came solely from a place
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God this is complicated.
There’s been a Michael Vaughan-fuelled brouhaha in Australia this week about how a bunch of Australia players had a conversation about Justin Langer in a pub.
Speaking on Fox Cricket’s Follow-On podcast, Vaughan said that two English journalists were sitting in a pub in Hobart and overheard Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, and Andrew McDonald discussing Langer.
“My advice to Pat Cummins would be, if you’re going to have strong conversations and have conversations about the potential removing of your Australian cricket coach – who was in position at the time – don’t do it in a pub,” said Vaughan.
You can see what he’s saying. But you can also see a situation where a bunch of colleagues go to the pub together and what? Are they just going to not talk about their boss who’s driving them all nuts? Like the main thing they all have in common? They’re not going to talk about that? They’
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Australian cricket great Justin Langer recalls Shane Warne 'nearly killing everyone' as he practised his bowling on a pub pool table long before he 'transcended into this superstar'
Former Australian cricket coach Justin Langer has remembered how 'lovable rogue' Shane Warne would practice his spin bowling on a pub pool table.
Langer said it was a heartbreaking day for cricket to have two of the sport's giants, Warne and legendary wicketkeeper Rod Marsh, die.
The pair were at the Cricket Academy in Adelaide together when Warne, 52, and Langer were fresh faced 18-year-olds and 'spent their whole cricket lives together'.
'I remember, we used to live in the Alberton Hotel which is a pub in Port Adelaide, that was the accommodation for the kids at the Cricket Academy,' Langer told 6PR.
'Every night he used to sit on the pool table or stand at the end of the table and spin the ball into the left pocket with his leg-spinner, spin the ball into the right pocket with his wrong'un.
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