Cricket Australia dismisses report of Justin Langer being appointed as Australian Team coach

The post is empty since Darren Lehmann resigned following the ball-tampering scam recently.

"The West Australian reported on Wednesday that the Cricket Australia board will ratify Langer's appointment on Friday but a spokesperson for the organisation stressed that is not the case," read a post by Cricket Australia.

“The process to be undertaken for the appointment of a new Australian men’s head coach will be discussed and agreed at the CA board meeting this Friday," a CA spokesperson said in a statement.

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

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

Australian cricket was hit badly when a ball-tampering scam emerged during the third Test between the current World Cup champions and South Africa.

The incident eventually led to the resignation of former skipper Steve Smith.
Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were also banned from playing international cricket for certain period of time.

Smith and David were handed 12 months ban from playing international cricket.

Cameron Bancroft has been banned from playing international cricket for nine months.

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