A few days ago, Justin Langer resigned as the Head Coach of Australia. This is despite the recent success at the T20 World Cup and in the Ashes. At the other end of the spectrum, the role of the coach is also vacant with the England Men’s Team. In this article, we take a look at the Twitter reactions by a few England fans who want Justin Langer as the next England coach.
Justin Langer has quit as the coach of Australia
Justin Langer took over Australia Cricket when the team was suffering due to the ball-tampering scandal. He helped the nation retain the Ashes in 2019 and then recently, Australia defeated England 4-0 in the Ashes. Australia also won the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE. However, Cricket Australia just offered him a six-month contract extension and hence, Langer decided to resign. It is said that he lacked the support of a few senior players and hence, made the announcement to move away from Australian cricket.
However, it has been a different story for the England Team. Chris Silverwood was under pressure as the red-ball team had been in poor form for the last few years. In Australia, the team could not put up a fight and suffered an embarrassing defeat. As an after-effect, Silverwood was sacked and currently, Paul Collingwood has been announced as the Interim Coach.
England fans want Justin Langer as the next England Coach
Meanwhile, fans of the England Cricket Team want Justin Langer to be their next coach. Langer is yet to take up a coaching assignment and as per a few reports, ECB is all set to stretch itself to bring the former Australian opener as the coach. That said, a few fans also pointed out that the real problem is at the grassroots level. The likes of Kevin Pietersen have called for a rehash of the County setup. Nevertheless, here are a few England fans on Twitter wanting Langer to become the coach of the England cricket team.
Hey @ECB_cricket go and get Justin Langer and appoint him as England's new Head Coach, over to you
— James 🇾🇪⚽️🍻 (@Bridgy_5) February 7, 2022
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Justin Langer resigning from the Aussie head coach role?! I don't think I'd be adverse to him becoming England Head coach. Steely determined coach and would ask a lot more questions of the players than the previous coaching set up.
— Stuart Spreadbridge (@spreads70) February 5, 2022
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England should go and get Justin Langer as new head coach 🏏
— Ben Liversage (@livo888) February 3, 2022
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Justin Langer has to be the next England coach. Imagine the job he could do with players that don't cheat, for a start.
— DUCK MAGAZINE (@DUCKmagstoke) February 6, 2022
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Justin Langer as England coach?
Please and thank you— George (@george_luya) February 5, 2022
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how many days until Justin Langer confirmed as new England coach?
— UK Govt Just Googled (That / It) (@UKGovtGoogles) February 5, 2022
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The year is 2023, Old Trafford test 5. Justin Langer is the head coach of England. JL becomes the first national cricket coach to win the ashes in back to back series for both nations. #CA #JustinLanger
— Tom Constable (@TomConstable8) February 5, 2022
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