A good man brought down: Social media reacts to Justin Langer’s resignation

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Australia men's cricket team head coach Justin Langer resigned on Friday night
He had been appointed in 2018
This is how Twitter reacted

Written By:Shiladitya

Updated: February 04 2022 04:41:57 PM ET Melbourne VIC, Australia

Australia men’s cricket team head coach and cricketing great Justin Langer announced his resignation on Friday night, nearly four years after being appointed for the role.

Langer’s resignation came via a statement from his management company, DSGE.

“DSEG confirms that our client Justin Langer has this morning tendered his resignation as of the Australian men’s cricket team. The resignation follows a meeting with Cricket Australia last evening. The resignation is effective immediately.”

The 51-year-old’s manager, James Henderson, who also manages Ricky Ponting , Cameron Greene, and Tim Paine, put up his own statement on Twitter, saying, “As a player Justin retired on top after a 5-0 Ashes whitewash,” Henderson wrote. “Today, despite the views of a faceless few, he finishes his time as Australian cricket coach winning the T20 World Cup and the Ashes. Lest we forget what JL took over in 2018.”

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Langer’s decision to resign came after a marathon eight-hour Cricket Australia (CA) board meeting where the 51-year-old’s contract was discussed at much length. Langer’s deal was set to expire in June and he had reportedly been looking for a long-term extension.

The 51-year-old’s resignation sparked various reactions on social media:

You can think that Justin Langer was the correct appointment in 2018, that he's a decent human being who has sacrificed a lot, *and* think that CA have handled this pretty poorly… And still think that the parting of ways is the right thing for Aus men in the long run.

— Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury) February 5, 2022

And so it ends. A good man brought down by an incompetent and morally bankrupt organisation. Justin Langer is better out of.
He has put out the fire in the asylum; now let the lunatics take charge again. https://t.co/LZdWefO93R

— John Townsend (@johnt237) February 5, 2022

Well done Justin Langer, very shabby treatment and time to escape the circus #JustinLanger https://t.co/4hHh85tBZt

— Jim Wilson (@JimWilsonMedia) February 5, 2022

Justin Langer’s great mate Matthew Hayden speaking very emotionally about the resignation of his former opening partner.

Verging on tears.

w/ @QuentinHull @abcsport

— Ben Cameron (@BenCameron23) February 5, 2022

The Justin Langer situation is a real head scratcher… particularly given the state of Australian Cricket when he took over – does one ask he was fulfilling his duties by driving hard standards that were required at the start but then eased once said standards were adopted?

— Marty Pask (@mpask) February 5, 2022

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Langer, who retired from international cricket in 2007, was appointed as the men’s side head coach in May 2018, after being the head coach of the Perth Scorchers and Western Australia from 2012.

A left-handed opening batsman, Langer’s partnership with Matthew Hayden is regarded as one of Australia’s best. The 51-year-old is also regarded as one of the most successful opening batsmen in Test cricket ever.