Former Australia opener Justin Langer has been named as the brand new head coach of London Spirit’s males’s facet in The Hundred.
Langer’s appointment comes a month after ex-England coach Trevor Bayliss left the position.
Bayliss presided over solely three wins throughout the previous two seasons, leaving the Lord’s-based workforce seventh in 2023 and final in 2024.
Langer performed 105 Assessments for Australia, scoring greater than 7,500 runs, and was head coach of his house nation from 2018 to 2022, successful the Ashes and in addition lifting the T20 World Cup within the UAE in 2021.
The 54-year-old has beforehand coached Perth Scorchers within the Huge Bash League and is head coach of Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the Indian Premier League.
Langer performed for Middlesex as an abroad participant between 1998 and 2000 and is captivated with returning to Lord’s with Spirit as he goals to show across the workforce’s fortunes.
“I’m excited to experience The Hundred,” Langer mentioned. “I’m looking forward to being a part of the tournament later this year, and working with such a talented group of players and coaches.”
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London Spirit’s girls’s facet gained The Hundred in 2024, beating Welsh Hearth within the remaining.
Langer’s fellow Australians Lisa Keightley and Michael Klinger will take cost of ladies’s outfits in The Hundred in 2025, with the previous appointed at Northern Superchargers and the latter at Manchester Originals.
Fixtures for the 2025 version of The Hundred haven’t but been introduced however the competitors might be held in August.
