Australia men’s coach Justin Langer says he’s not feeling “edgy” about his future before looming meetings with Cricket Australia hierarchy following the Ashes series triumph.
Langer, nearing the end of his four-year contract, will soon meet with Cricket Australia bosses.
Fresh from overseeing players’ efforts to secure a 4-0 triumph in the Vodafone Ashes and capturing Australia’s first Twenty20 World Cup, Langer says he’s content in the lead-up to the crucial talks.
“I’m never edgy (about the future),” he told SEN Radio on Wednesday.
“Before the World Cup and before the Ashes, we’ve never ever been better prepared so it’s not a coincidence … that we’ve had the success that we’ve had.
“Whatever happens from now on, we can all be incredibly proud of this little period.
“We had two missions: to win the World Cup and to win the Ashes.
“To do that in such a short period is a monumental effort and we’re all really satisfied with that, we’re all really happy about that, we’re all really, really proud of that.
“I sit here at the moment feeling really content with the last two series.”
Langer coached both triumphs amid speculation about his future, acknowledging he had lightened his renowned intensity which had reportedly upset some players.
High performance boss Ben Oliver has flagged players would be among those consulted in a process to be conducted now the Ashes series is over, with a clearer picture of the coaching landscape expected to emerge before March’s Test tour of Pakistan.
But Langer said he was always comfortable with his agreement with CA hierarchy to delay any discussions about his job until after the Ashes.
“People don’t seem to believe this but the absolute truth is before the World Cup and the Ashes we all committed to (at) the end of the Ashes to sit down and have some conversations,” he said.
“It has been four really big years and it’s an all-encompassing job and it’s a tough gig … that’s just the truth.
“We all said that we would sit down after the Ashes so, in the next little bit, I’m sure those conversations will start to be had.
“There’s plenty to be spoken about.”
Langer has seen a groundswell of support from his former Australia teammates in recent days, led by Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist who have both been vocal in endorsing him to continue as coach.
Ponting told cricket.com.au that CA had no choice but to renew Langer’s contract and warned against giving players too much say in a post-Ashes appraisal of the coaching structure.
“I can’t see how he’s not (offered another contract),” Ponting, speaking to cricket.com.au, said of Langer.
