Andrew Webster: Why are the drums still beating for Justin Langer?
In August last year, when the drums were beating loudest, the 51-year-old promised to change his ways so he could keep his job and stop being a distraction for his players.
“Watching Langer bat is about as exciting as watching bananas brown,” Kerry O’Keeffe said in commentary for the ABC in 2001, a remark that infuriated Langer at the time. Say what you want about Langer, who can be a prickly little pear at the best of times, but this change speaks to a humility not often seen at this level.
Australia’s humiliation of Joe Root’s side has been widely considered in terms of the opposition’s weaknesses, especially with the bat.Captain Tim Paine quit on the eve of the series because of a sexting scandal, forcing the selection of a debutant gloveman — Alex Carey — for the first Test. Drama. Cummins returned in Melbourne but fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood didn’t play again because of a side strain. More drama.
The problem with winning an Ashes series on the third day of the third Test is that there’s only so many issues left to write about for the rest of the summer.
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