Australia head coach Justin Langer came under a lot of scrutinies on returning from the disastrous T20I tour of Bangladesh with reports of a rift between the players and staff.
The controversy forced Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley to issue a public statement of support before Hockley and CA Chairman Earl Eddings held an emergency zoom meeting with Australia's Test captain Tim Paine, limited-overs captain Aaron Finch, and vice-captain Pat Cummins to discuss the issues.
This was followed by Langer having one-to-one talks with players while they were in quarantine Adelaide. The coach believes that he will become a better coach after the frank talks.
"We all got a lot off our chests. I think we are all in a better place now,” Justin Langer told West Australian newspaper.
Langer has taken counsel from coaching mentors and friends.
"The situation at the moment is very tough, but I am confident that I will become a better coach from it," he said.
The coach is already focusing on the upcoming T20 World Cup and the Ashes, hoping his teams performances speak for themselves.
"When you win, everyone is happy and gets on with things but when you are losing, that is when the finger-pointing starts, and people look for excuses,” he said.
"We have had a rough trot in recent times but we retained the Ashes only a little while ago and were ranked No.1 in Test and T20 cricket not that long ago. Get back to winning and you won't hear about anything else,” he added.
The Australian squad will depart for the UAE in early October. However, a number of players will travel ahead of them to re-join the IPL next month. The preparation for those remaining in Australia remains uncertain with the start of the domestic season set to be disrupted by Covid-19.
(With ESPNCricinfo inputs)
