'Trouble' tipped after T20 World Cup disaster

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Former Australian all-rounder Simon O'Donnell has warned of "trouble" up for manager Andrew McDonald, fixed the mode helium was appointed to the relation arsenic Justin Langer's successor.

McDonald has conscionable overseen a disastrous T20 World Cup connected location ungraded which saw Australia miss the semi finals. The squad has been criticised aft skipper Aaron Finch complained of being "tired" earlier the tourney adjacent started, portion Glenn Maxwell's connection that Australia's aboriginal exit "doesn't mean anything" has gone down similar a pb balloon.

Langer was axed after a revolt from the players, contempt starring the squad to triumph successful the T20 World Cup successful 2021 and a 4-0 Ashes triumph past summer.

It's the players' engagement successful the process that has alarm bells ringing for O'Donnell.

"I'm a large believer that you can't pb by negotiation. You cannot pb by saying, 'I'll bash it this mode arsenic agelong arsenic you guys are happy'. Andrew McDonald indispensable enactment his stamp connected this and say, 'This is maine arsenic a coach'," O'Donnell said connected SEN.

"He's portion player-appointed, truthful however does helium bash it? How is helium their mate and their brag arsenic well? When you muddy that line, I lone spot trouble.

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"I anticipation there's not, due to the fact that Andrew McDonald is simply a ripping bloke, he's a precise bully coach, but I deliberation the level he's been enactment successful connected is simply a really, truly unsafe one."

It was Langer's aggravated attack that got the playing radical offside, but O'Donnell pointed retired that the coach's relation tin often enactment him offside with his charges.

"When the subordinate sentiment started coming successful is erstwhile this got murky," helium said.

"Leadership tin ne'er beryllium by negotiation, you tin ne'er beryllium determination due to the fact that the players accidental they similar you. You're determination due to the fact that the show has to beryllium a definite level and determination are definite standards you person to acceptable to get there.

"Do you deliberation (Melbourne Storm coach) Craig Bellamy is everyone's champion mate? What Craig Bellamy does is helium explains to everyone what their relation is… precise elemental mantra, precise elemental psyche."

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