King Tendulkar Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Speculation is mounting that Justin Langer will join Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in making the final Ashes Test at Sydney his last for Australia. If Langer does bring the curtain down on his playing days it will end Australia's most prolific opening partnership in Test history with Matthew Hayden. Langer, himself, has stayed away from the limelight since the Boxing Day Test finished in three days but his father, Colin, told The Sunday Age his son wasn't going to outstay his welcome. "He's been privileged to play for his country for 104 Test matches," he said. "The way he's gone about his career has been a thrill for his family. When he and Adam Gilchrist won that Test against Pakistan in Hobart [in 1999], that gave me a thrill. But the biggest highlight for me has been the way he's gone about his business as a cricketer. "To see the effort that's had to be put in, the effort no one really sees. To see what he's done to try to get fit for this series, it's just been unbelievable, the physical effort, the time he spends with his batting coach. People don't see all that, but we do." John Buchanan would not be drawn on Langer's future following the Melbourne Test, just adding how much he is valued by the team. "He's a tremendous character to have within the team with a set of values which he's admired for. He believes in all the traditions of the game and, really, in many ways, he's the epitome of the baggy green cap." Following an impressive start to the Ashes series, with 82 and an unbeaten 100 at the Gabba, Langer's form has tailed off and he hasn't registered another half-century. However, he and Hayden have amassed 5575 runs at an average of 51.15 as an opening partnership since first joining forces against England, at The Oval, in 2001. Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Speculation that Langer to annouce retirement! Aussies could be vulnerable for the first time in a decade. I think they tour Windies in 2007. It could get very.....very interesting. Link to comment
shailesh Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Speculation that Langer to annouce retirement! don't think WI can beat them..watch out for India in Australia dec 2007 :wtg: btw Langer has confirmed he is quitting. Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Speculation that Langer to annouce retirement! Indeed Langer confirms retirement. Link to comment
beetle Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Speculation that Langer to annouce retirement! I think they are making another team somewhere else..... :chin: :huh: :eew: Link to comment
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