Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AMis an Australian former cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches, and is the current coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers in Australian domestic cricket. A left-handed batsman, Langer is best known for his partnership with Matthew Hayden as Australia's opening batsmen during the early and mid-2000s, considered one of the most successful ever. Representing Western Australia domestically, Langer played English county cricket for Middlesex and Somerset, and holds the record for the most...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth21 November 1970
Every high-profile performance for either England or Australia can only enhance the prospects of the Ashes later in the year.
It is disappointing to miss a Test match but I have to consider the best interests of the team and whilst I continue pushing so hard to be right, I am not allowing myself to heal,
Maybe that thing called pressure. We've all got this thing - the Ashes,
What South Africa should remember is that they can fire up the crowd and we can fire up the crowd, but all that matters is (the cricket).
Basically it's the first time the team has operated as a professional outfit,
At the time I was bitterly disappointed at the decision, but looking at it now I respect where they are coming from.
Errol's hopeful that if I give it seven days or so then it should be back to nearly normal. But it's not much fun at the moment.
That's not being arrogant, that's just a fact, ... With the experience and the statistics we've got in our change room we'll win Test matches.
I wasn't willing to give them six points, and we got the two points which was a bonus.
We're all waiting with bated breath every time he bowls, ... All I know is that champions usually get up for these contests and I'd be surprised if he doesn't play. Don't ask him, because he'll tell you he's 100 per cent fit and he's never felt better.
In this day of professionalism it's just another way of getting the best out of the resources that are available and are within the rules, and we can't argue with it because it's within the rules.
I know some of our guys are enjoying it, and some of them perhaps aren't because the results aren't quite there. We'll be better for it, individually and as a team, there's no doubt about that. To me it's a buzz to be in this situation.
In cricket there is great tradition, particularly Test cricket, and as long as I've played the game the 12th man was usually one of the bowlers if one of your players goes off,
He always tends to go across the left-hander,