Justin Langer appointed Western Australia coach
Justin Langer has been appointed the new head coach of Western Australia and is happy to get the chance to revive cricket in the region.
Former Test opener Justin Langer was on Wednesday appointed head coach of Western Australia's struggling Warriors and the Perth Scorchers.
Langer, who scored 7,696 runs in 105 Test matches and has served as batting coach with the Australian team for the past three years, said he was thrilled at the opportunity.
"I have two main objectives. The first is to bring cricket back to life in Western Australia, and the second is to help these boys become men on and off the cricket field," said the 41-year-old.
"I was very fortunate to serve an apprenticeship with the Australian team and I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get started on this new challenge at what promises to be an exciting time in WA cricket."
The Warriors have made a disastrous start to the Sheffield Shield season, losing their first three games while the Scorchers failed to make the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 competition in South Africa.
The Scorchers squad's professionalism was then brought into question after a long drinking session to celebrate Mitch Marsh's 21st birthday.
Since then, captain Marcus North has quit as skipper, coach Lachlan Stevens resigned and star batsman Shaun Marsh has been left out of the Shield and one-day teams.