India registered their first-ever Test series victory Down Under in 2018-19, and Australia coach Justin Langer has said that the players "still have bitter taste" from that series.
Australia coach Justin Langer is not in the favour of fielding separate XIs across different parts of the globe.
The series, India's first since February-March contest in New Zealand, is set to start on December 3 but there is still some confusion over the venues since different Australian states have different lockdown protocols.
While players from the England and West Indies teams took the symbolic position on the field before the start of every match in their three-test series in July, the same has not happened during Australia’s tour.
Khawaja was also not included in the team for the home Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand following his omission from the 2019 Ashes and it has been more than a year since he last played for the national team.
Langer came in as coach after that scandal — with Australia, as he put it on Wednesday, “at crisis point” — and then had to pick up his demoralized and depleted team after a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of England in an ODI series soon after.
Australia head coach Justin Langer has said that depleted squads and compromises on domestic schedule are some of the sacrifices needed to be made to keep the "show on the road."
With the advent of social networking sites, sportspersons around the world, at times, have to deal with abusive and threatening messages online and Langer believes "zero social media" is the key.
Langer stated Australia should travel to England for their limited-overs series, as well as the IPL to take place for the health of world cricket.
The Test series will begin with the opener at Gabba on December 3, followed by a pink-ball affair at the Adelaide Oval. The Boxing Day Test and the New Year's tie will be played at the MCG and Sydney respectively.
The 33-year-old delivered a superb World Cup campaign followed by a sensational Australian Test summer which included his career-best 335 not out.
Australia's long-time batting coach Graeme Hick was removed from Langer's coaching staff on Wednesday.
There was a time when the country would field an 'A' squad alongside its main team for an annual limited overs triangular series in the Australian summer.
After a tumultuous transition phase post the ball-tampering scandal, Australia on Friday displaced India as number one side in Test format but Langer is aware that it does not take long for situation to change.
Former Australian coach Darren Lehmann has said that the enforced break is good for Justin Langer amid the stressful job he is in.
The 49-year-old compared it to another difficult phase of his life, when he was dropped as a player at the start of 2001 Ashes.
Australia head coach Justin Langer has called for closed-door cricket when the situation around the world improves.
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Virat Kohli's on-field antics angered Justin Langer but he could not be expressive about it as Australia were recovering from the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town.
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