The left-handed opener Marcus Harris will be continuing for the Ashes despite running through a dry run of patch. "He'll play in the Test, no worries about that", says Australia cricket coach Justin Langer.
Australia and New Zealand will square off in the finals of the World Cup on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Tensions flared up between the 46-year-old Langer and the cricketers and Cricket Australia (CA) had to do a lot of fire-fighting, holding an emergency Zoom meeting on August 18 .
Usman Khawaja, who clashed with Justin Langer in 2018, has backed the embattled coach to continue in the position through the Ashes and urged the payers to stop undermining him.
Cracks had emerged between Langer and players with the Aussie media reporting that the rift between the players and the coach was exacerbated by the series loss to India in 2020-21.
A Zoom meeting reportedly took place on Wednesday (August 18) to discuss the differences between coach Langer and the players and CA chairman Earl Eddings among others.
Langer was in the news after reports of a heated argument with a CA staff member over a video of Bangladesh's winning celebrations. The saga led to questions over the 50-year-old's future as coach.
The incident took place after host Bangladesh had taken a 3-0 unassailable lead to register their first-ever bilateral series win over the Aussies.
Langer said that Mitchell Marsh may be promoted to the top order, and Moises Henriques and wicket-keeper Ben McDermott may also be given chances in the T20I series.
Langer also talked about Christian being a lucky charm due to his globe-rotting T20 titles.
Australia are currently touring West Indies for a five-match T20 series and three ODIs.
Finch said Langer could have done better had life in different bio-bubbles been managed well.
A source-based report in the 'Sydney Morning Herald' said, the 50-year-old was given a "strong and straightforward" feedback -- taken from 40 players and support staff -- about his coaching style as part of the team's regular end-of-season reviews.
The board of Cricket Australia will determine whether Smith can return to captaincy at its next meeting.
Australia were fined four WTC points for being two overs behind in the second Test of the four-match series.
The spotlight on the Australian coach's position carries an emotional toll that is far greater than any other kind of pressure, according to Langer.
The legendary batsman calls the Aussie team brats who can't accept they were outplayed and are looking for a scapegoat in Langer.
The fissures in the Australian camp have come out in the open after an under-strength India came back from behind to hammer Australia 2-1 in their own den.
A visibly shaken Langer lauded India for the lion-hearted effort to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 despite playing with a second-string side
Justin Langer questioned the timing of the last year's IPL, which he believes could have been a contributing factor in the injury setbacks that both his and the Indian team have endured in the ongoing series.
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