Justin Langer Under Pressure To Change Coaching Style As Cricket Australia Conducts End Of Season Review

According to an end-of-season review taken from players and support staff, Australia head coach Justin Langer is under pressure to change his coaching style if he wants to continue his role. 

"This is effectively identical to the process undertaken before the last World Cup and the 2019 Ashes where the team performed strongly," Cricket Australia's Ben Oliver said. 

"It's part of our ongoing commitment to on-and off-field improvement and we expect it will have a similar benefit in the team's preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup and home Ashes," he added.

A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said the former Aussie opener was given a "strong and straightforward" feedback, taken from 40 players and support staff, about the style of coaching he does as a few of the Australian team members expressed dissatisfaction after the conclusion of India's tour earlier this year. 

It was reported that a few were not impressed by Langer's management style because of his intensity and mood swings. The Australian players weren't happy with team manager Gavin Dovey as well. 

"In a wide-ranging review, which checked on player welfare at the end of a difficult season, he asked for their thoughts on the team's values and what needed updating since they last underwent the process with him two years ago."

Langer was appointed as the head coach on a four-year contract in 2018 after Darren Lehmann had stepped down after the ball-tampering scandal in which Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft received bans. 

The report stated that leadership consultant Tim Ford, who oversaw the reintegration of Smith and Warner to the Australian team two years ago after the ball-tampering bans, also conducted a second review process.

"Ford interviewed players virtually towards the end of the home season, with their responses to be kept anonymous."

Ford will hand over the findings of the report to Australian captains and leaders Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, and Aaron Finch next week.

"Langer will also receive the feedback from Ford's report though the comments were not as hard as the player review from the end of the season," the media report stated.

Justin Langer's response to the feedback across the rest of the year will decide whether he will be handed a new contract as the coach of Australia.