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Australia’s head coach, Justin Langer has rebuffed the news of the Australian players unhappy with his management style. In the past days, according to a report in the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’, some players are not happy with Langer’s management style because of his high intensity and mood swings.

The dressing room environment is being been affected negatively by the coach’s intense “micro-management”. The report says that Justin Langer is involved too much with the bowling group feeding them with extra statistics and that he couldn’t cope up with the pressure of three formats. The players feel that the coach is less approachable, and they turn to assistant coach, Andrew McDonald.

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“…some senior players are frustrated at the atmosphere in the team being brought down by the coach’s shifting emotions and what they see as too much micro-management. They say that has extended to bowlers being bombarded with statistics and instructions about where to bowl at lunch breaks including during the fourth and final Test against India at the Gabba,” the report read.

It’s actually the opposite of what happens: Justin Langer

With a home series loss at home against a depleted Indian side, such reports were bound to emerge. Justin Langer himself refutes all the claims. The former opener reckons that the players need to be tough, however, he doesn’t involve himself in the decisions in the bowling department.

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Justin Langer, Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli
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The 50-year-old denies any unnecessary input of statistics from him – Langer points out that there are bowling coaches hired for making plans. Australia has another important series coming up as they tour South Africa, and Justin Langer will have a chance to improve his coaching record.

“If players just want someone to tickle their stomachs all the time, then I’m not doing my job,” Justin Langer told the Sydney Morning Herald.

“It’s actually the opposite of what happens, I never talk about statistics to the bowlers, ever. I don’t go to any of the bowlers’ meetings. That’s what the bowlers’ coach is meant to be doing. I don’t do any of that. I never, ever, ever speak to any of the bowlers about any of that sort of stuff. And the learnings of the last few months are I should start looking at that more,” the head coach added.

While Australia has named their squad for the Test series against the Proteas, Quinton de Kock’s side has lost a Test match against Pakistan. The dates of the tour have not been finalized yet, but it is expected to be slated for mid-February.

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