England Test Team Coach – Justin Langer England Coach? The UK newspaper Telegraph has reported that Justin Langer is interested in taking up as England test team coaching role. According to the paper, Langer is reportedly interested in talking to England & Wales Cricket Board for the role – Follow Cricket News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
The reports coming in from England claims that Langer will speak to ECB officials about his interest.
The report details that job of head coach would be filled when the ECB appoint a new director of cricket – the current interim in charge of that role is Andrew Strauss.
England Test Team Coach: Justin Langer RAISES his HAND, says ‘interested in taking over as England team coach’
Justin Langer England Coach? It is being reported that England will have a separate coaches for TEST & White-Ball Teams. Paul Collingwood is likely to take charge of the limited-overs sides. ECB’s new Director of Cricket meanwhile will look for TEST TEAM COACH.
The England Test and limited-overs sides are currently without a full-time coach.
- Chris Silverwood was sacked following a 4-0 loss in the Ashes against Australia.
- Paul Collingwood took charge as interim head coach in the West Indies. England team was crushed by the West Indies 1-0.
Former England all-rounder Collingwood insisted he was interested in the full-time role despite the loss in the Caribbean, saying: ‘I’ve put my hat in the ring and if they want us they know where I am.
‘I haven’t got much experience as a head coach but you would never get a job if that’s the case. I feel as though what I’ve done over the last few weeks is a good start but it’s only a start. If I was to take this team forward I’d want to make them a lot better as quickly as possible.’
England Test Team Coach: Naseer Hussain back Ricky Ponting as England team coach
According to former test skipper Naseer Hussain, Ricky Ponting is the best man possible to take reigns of England test team. Hussain in an article for The Daily Mail has said, that England cricket needs some important & much needed changes.
Hussain has insisted following changes –
- Rob Key as director of cricket,
- Ricky Ponting as Test coach and
- Ben Stokes as captain
According to Hussain these changes will add STEEL to soft England and get them moving back up the rankings again
“For me, there is no finer brain in cricket at the moment than Ricky Ponting. He reads the game so well. One minute he’s on commentary highlighting the problems with Australian all-rounder Cameron Green’s technique, the next Green is getting out exactly as Ponting predicted”, wrote Hussain in the article.
England next feature in red-ball cricket when they take on Test world champions New Zealand in a two-match series in June.
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