Justin Langer wants to see Australian cricket continues to thrive in the post COVID-19 era and thus he is ready to make some sacrifices.

The Coronavirus pandemic will pose challenges like managing bigger squads, a lot of compromise on schedules and getting to spend less time with families. Moreover, players and coaching staff will have to spend a lot of time in the bio-secure environment.

But Langer is willing to embrace change to keep his Australian cricket squad on the road.

"We've got to make some sacrifices for the greater good of the game," he said while speaking on an online news conference this Thursday (August 20).

Australia’s 21-man squad will leave for the limited-overs tour of England on Sunday (August 23).

Langer believes Australian squad is better equipped than most teams in sports to handle the isolation because of the amount of time they routinely spend away from home.

"A lot of us will be ready for it. I guess some of the the younger guys coming in, it'll be a challenge for them," he said. "We'll have to educate them. Put an arm around them, get around them and make sure they're OK, and just keep an eye on them."

Langer said none of his players needs reminding of how important it is to avoid coronavirus infections.

Cricket was on a grinding halt for close to four months because of the pandemic. The England-West Indies Test series marked the return of international cricket last month and the game is now slowly reopening.

"Absolutely the guys will know the rules," Langer said. "As they should be, the government requirements .... are going to be incredibly strict. We all know the importance of it. We've been reinforcing it over the last couple of months."

The schedule for Australia's summer of cricket hasn't been finalised yet. Some parts of Australia are still in lockdown. Restrictions on travel and crowds at games vary from state to state.

No wonder, Langer is anticipating a lot of disruptions and possible strain on players.

"We might not be able to see our families because we need to keep the show on the road. Some of our best players might have to miss some international cricket so they can spend some time seeing families," he said. "Those are some of the compromises we might be looking at. It's so complicated ... we are going to need our depth."

(Inputs from The Associated Press)