Andrew McDonald to be Australia’s interim coach after Langer’s resignation, confirms CA

Cricket Australia on Saturday appointed former cricketer Andrew McDonald as the interim head coach after accepting the resignation of men's team head coach Justin Langer.

Australian men's cricket coach Justin Langer announced his surprise resignation early on Saturday, weeks after crushing archrivals England in the Ashes series and months after winning the country's inaugural ICC T20 World Cup.

"Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he



has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release.

The contract extension offered to Langer was the result of a thorough review process that evaluated many factors including future requirements of the team and the upcoming extensive schedule of fixtures.

"Andrew McDonald will step up into the role of interim head coach of our men's national team, with official duties beginning with Australia's upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka," Cricket Australia tweeted.