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When Justin Langer was named the Australian coach in 2018, I was a bit surprised.
I wasn’t surprised that he was made Australian coach – I was surprised that he was given the role in all three formats.
Given how burned out Darren Lehman was by the end of his tenure as coach, I thought that the obvious solution would be to appoint two coaches.
One coach would be given the Test gig, while the other would be given the ODI and T20 role.
But instead Cricket Australia gave Langer the coaching role in all three formats.
Given the various reports that have come out about the former opener since the end of the India series last summer, I think JL, like his predecessor, is burned out.
It’s hard to see Langer’s contract being extended beyond its expiry in the middle of next year, although there’s every chance that his tenure will end before then.
Whenever Langer’s time as coach comes to an end, Cricket Australia should appoint two coaches to replace him.
There are a number of strong candidates who could take either position.
Test coach: Jason Gillespie
Gillespie has had a great deal of success coaching in England with Yorkshire. He took the side from the County Championship second division in 2012 to back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015.
Gillespie was considered a frontrunner for the England coaching role in 2015 and 2019, but ultimately didn’t get the role.
Andrew McDonald
McDonald had a great deal of success with Victoria during his time as coach. In his three years in the role, he won the Sheffield Shield twice, One-Day Cup once and also won a Big Bash title with the Melbourne Renegades.
McDonald is currently Australia’s assistant coach.
White-ball coach: Trevor Bayliss
Bayliss took over an embarrassing England side in 2015.
In 2016, he took the side the the final over of the T20 World Cup, only to be undone by some Carlos Brathwaite brilliance.
In 2017, he took England to the semi-final of the Champions Trophy, while in 2019 he took England to a draw in the Wold Cup final.
Even though England underperformed in Tests under Bayliss, he has an outstanding record as a white-ball coach.
Greg Shipperd
In his time at Victoria, Shipperd had great success in T20 cricket. In the state-based Big Bash (the precursor to the current BBL), the competition was played six times, with Victoria wining it on four occasions.
More recently, Shippard has had success with the Sydney Sixers, winning the last two Big Bash titles.
Simon Katich
Katich has built an impressive resume as a T20 coach – in particular, his success in the CPL.
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