Therefore, Coach Justin Langer, Tim Paine, Aaron Finch, and David Warner, according to former Australian captain Michael Clarke, are on borrowed time. For the quartet to keep their spots, Clarke believes Australia must win the T20 World Cup and the Ashes later this year.
Due to their dismal performance in the ongoing tournament, Aaron Finch and David Warner have already been under fire. The seasoned openers struggled in the warm-up games and were unable to get going against South Africa in Australia’s tournament opener. To avoid putting their middle-order under strain, the Australians need their explosive openers to fire.
Aaron Finch
“In regards to Lang and the players, you look at Aaron Finch, David Warner in the T20s, if we win they hold their place; if we don’t they’ll be under pressure,” he said
“The Ashes are going to be the same, Tim Paine as captain, and a lot of these players, if we can win the series, Justin Langer as coach will keep his job. But if we don’t, that comes with the role. We’re so results-driven in everything we do that everyone respects that. I think Lang gets that as well.” he added
After Australia’s Test series loss to India and a poor run in T20 cricket recently, Langer’s position has come under criticism. Cricket Australia has yet to make a decision on Langer’s future, despite the fact that the West Australian plans to continue until his contract expires in mid-2022.
Clarke praised Langer’s teaching style, saying he holds himself to high standards. Langer’s strong nature, though, may not be liked by everyone, according to the 40-year-old.
“He’s copped it, JL. Lang’s a great man, I loved playing with him; he was batting coach and assistant coach when I was captain, and he did a great job. The one thing about Lang’s style is he’s tough.” he said
“There’s a lot of expectation that he has on himself as a person, a player and now a coach, but he’s got that same expectation on his team. Some players don’t like that; some players really enjoy that, and that’s the balance in coaching a professional sporting team,” he added
Australia won their first match in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 against South Africa.
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