CA not saying if Langer new coach

Justin Langer coaches the Perth Scorchers. Photo: Getty Images
Justin Langer coaches the Perth Scorchers. Photo: Getty Images

Speculation is growing that Justin Langer will be appointed Australia's next coach, but Cricket Australia is adamant no one has yet been chosen.

CA is on the lookout for a head coach after Darren Lehmann's tearful resignation.

Lehmann cut short his stint in the top job after the ball-tampering controversy during the recent test series in South Africa.

Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home from the tour in disgrace late last month after a plan was hatched during a lunch break in the third test at Newlands to scuff up the ball with a small piece of improvised sandpaper.

Bancroft was caught on camera placing the sandpaper into the front of his trousers when he believed he had been spotted by the umpires.

Smith and Warner have been banned from playing for 12-months, while Bancroft received a nine-month ban.

Langer has filled in for Lehmann in the past and it has been reported that he was set to be offered the permanent role.

But CA released a statement yesterday denying this had occurred, with an appointment more likely to be made in May.

CA said it would hold a board meeting tomorrow to discuss the process they would use to decide the next head coach.

"No appointment has been made, and nor will any candidate be put to the board for ratification on Friday," CA said in a statement.

"We expect to have a clearer understanding of the approach and appointment timelines following this meeting."

Test legends Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie were among the other contenders for the coaching role.

Langer is the coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers.

Australian cricket is still reeling from the ball-tampering saga which has left the careers of Smith, Warner and Bancroft in limbo.

 

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