Justin Langer reportedly in heated confrontation with staffer over video

Australia men’s cricket coach Justin Langer reportedly was involved in a heated public confrontation with a Cricket Australia staffer after the Aussies slumped to a first-ever series defeat in Bangladesh.

According to The Age, Australia team manager Gavin Dovey took aim at a CA digital staffer over a video posted to cricket.com.au showing Bangladesh celebrating after taking a 3-0 lead in the recently-concluded five-match Twenty20 series.

The CA staffer reportedly stood their ground against Dovey’s complaints, before Langer subsequently confronted the staff member shortly afterwards.

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The Age claims sources stated at least a dozen people saw the incident which took place at the team hotel, and the report states it “left some players taken aback and with a sense of unease about what had transpired.”

Langer has previously come under fire for his intense management style and mood swings, reports he earlier this year admitted served as “a wake-up call”. Given the disappointment of the recent tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh, the Australian mentor faces a difficult task to turn around the team’s fortunes ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year.

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As for the recent incident in Bangladesh, Langer did not comment, while Dovey publicly stated: “A healthy team environment includes the ability to have honest and frank discussions, whether it be between players, support staff or others within the team environment, which was the case here.

“There was a difference of opinion and we agreed to disagree on a particular matter. In hindsight, it was one of those instances which should have taken place in private. I take full ownership of that.”

Per The Age, Langer and the travelling staff member later discussed the matter again in an attempt to resolve the issue.

Originally published asReport: Langer confronts staffer over video

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