Cummins coy as burning Langer question lingers

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tAustralian Test skipper Pat Cummins declined to get drawn into a treatment astir the declaration aboriginal of Justin Langer, playing it consecutive erstwhile asked astir his coach's expiring tenure.

Earlier this week, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley reiterated that a determination connected Langer's aboriginal - including the anticipation of abstracted coaches for antithetic formats of the crippled - would person to hold until aft the Ashes.

Langer's existent declaration expires mid-2022 but there's been speculation helium whitethorn locomotion distant erstwhile the Australian summertime ends.

Cummins played it consecutive erstwhile asked astir the concern aft winning the 3rd Test against England.

"I deliberation we'll savour this triumph contiguous and proceed for the Ashes, and I don't deliberation contiguous is the time to speculate connected that," helium said.

"I deliberation we'll beryllium down each unneurotic aft this series, oregon whenever his tenure is up and his declaration is up for renewal, successful a fewer months we'll sojourn that then."

CA look to beryllium sticking to the promised timeline of waiting until aft the Hobart Test for immoderate talks, contempt the unthinkable tally of signifier Australia person been on.

After breaking done to triumph their archetypal T20 World Cup successful November, the squad secured a ascendant bid triumph against England yesterday, with little than 12 full days of cricket played and inactive 2 matches to come.

Langer said past week that helium was hopeful his enactment astatine the helm would beryllium extended.

"I person ne'er thought differently, to beryllium honest. I person been accordant with what I person said for the past 4 years. I emotion my job," Langer said.

"The boys are playing well, nary uncertainty astir it, it's a large squad to beryllium progressive in. So thing has changed from my constituent of view."

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