Steve Smith wants to captain Australia again. Coach Justin Langer had a short answer.
Australian cricket coach Justin Langer says there is "no captaincy position available" in any form of the men's game.
The captaincy question has become a public debate again this week after former skipper Steve Smith, who served a 12-month ban"We have two very good captains and two important competitions coming up, an Ashes and a World Cup," Langer told the ABC in an interview yesterday.There have been plenty of fans agitating for Smith's return to the captaincy, and the player himself has waded strongly into the debate for the first time since serving his suspension.
"If it was what Cricket Australia wanted and it was what was best for the team at the time, it's certainly something I would be interested in.""I'm always going to have to live with Cape Town regardless of whether I lead again or not. It's always there," he said.Australia will be determined to keep the urn on home soil in the summer, after a 2-2 draw in the United Kingdom in 2019 was enough to retain the trophy.
The tournament will be held in India, after being pushed back a year due to the coronavirus pandemic..
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