Justin Langer Justin Langer steps down as Australian team's head coach
Melbourne: Justin Langer on Saturday stepped down as the head coach of the Australian cricket team.
Langer's management group confirmed his decision on Twitter.
Langer had spoken with Cricket Australia officials on Friday night after his future was discussed at length at a seven-hour board meeting earlier in the day, reading the Cricket AUstralia website.
Cricket Australia (CA) later revealed that Langer had been offered a short-term contract extension, which he rejected.
As an interim arrangement, Andrew McDonald has been appointed as head coach.
"Cricket Australia has accepted men’s team head coach Justin Langer's resignation, which was received today," a CA statement read.
"Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," read the statement.
"CA would like to thank Justin for his outstanding leadership since he became Australian men's team coach in 2018 and for guiding the team to the T20 World Cup title last year and the 4-0 Ashes victory," the statement mentioned.
"Justin is not only a legend of the game but an outstanding individual," read the statement.
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