Langer's issue with Aussie days off after loss

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In the aftermath of Ben Stokes' masterclass astatine the infamous Headingley Ashes Test successful 2019, then-Australia manager Justin Langer cancelled players' permission successful an effort to rebuild assurance successful his team.

Chasing 359 to triumph the 3rd Test, an improbable concern with No.11 Jack Leach near the Aussies successful despair arsenic Stokes' unbeaten 135 propelled England to victory.

Langer has present revealed successful a file for The Telegraph that the determination to halt players taking "a fewer days off" did not spell down well.

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Justin Langer speaks to the media. (Getty)

"That week betwixt Headingley and retaining the Ashes astatine Old Trafford successful 2019, was the champion coaching week of my career," helium wrote.

"It wasn't popular, enactment seldom is, but the learnings were invaluable.

"The crushed it was unpopular with some, was that immoderate of the players had promised to instrumentality a fewer days disconnected and retreat from the pressures of the crippled with their families.

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"A precocious determination was made for america to question unneurotic arsenic an full squad to hole for the 4th Test. This didn't spell down perfectly, but with wide connection of wherefore we thought it was important, the synergy of the radical was strengthened, and everyone was connected board."

Langer said helium endured respective sleepless nights successful the aftermath of the loss. He past sat the players down successful a boardroom to re-watch the Stokes-Leach partnership.

"The nonsubjective from my constituent of presumption was to tackle the disappointment head-on, instrumentality lessons from the acquisition and past fto it spell and determination forward," said Langer.

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"Where different teams mightiness person buckled nether the unit of specified a humiliating defeat, we had to wrestle the demons oregon the Ashes would beryllium lost.

"From the boardroom, the full squad travelled unneurotic to Derbyshire for a signifier game… the connection was we indispensable fortify our resoluteness done doing, not talking.

"We could bash this by winning the 3 time contest… the rewards were worthy the effort."

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Fast guardant to 2023, and players are connected a 9 time interruption until the 4th Test begins astatine Old Trafford. Langer believes respective Aussies would payment from playing a lucifer during the break.

Australia manager Justin Langer aft crippled 1 of the Twenty20 series. (Cricket Australia via Getty Imag)

He said Todd Murphy and Cameron Green, arsenic good arsenic struggling stars David Warner and Scott Boland would beryllium "craving clip successful the middle" to "find immoderate rhythm."

"Looking astatine the Australian squad determination are galore players who would payment greatly from playing cricket this week… I can't assistance but deliberation they could person done with a scheduled lucifer this week," Langer said.

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"The modern doctrine of champion erstwhile caller mightiness enactment for a prime few, but it is not a conception I judge in; peculiarly for young players.

"You don't get amended astatine anything, doing little of it. I americium definite some teams volition beryllium weighing up however to champion prepare. They volition request to get it close for the last 2 Tests."

The 4th Test starts astatine Old Trafford connected July 19.

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