FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Australia Press Conference - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - July 30, 2019 Australia head coach Justin Langer during a press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Justin Langer wanted to return home midway through Australia's Ashes tour of England in 2001 and announce his retirement after being dropped from the side due to poor form, the current national team head coach has revealed.
The left-hander, who used to bat at the number three position, was short of runs and found himself out of the side before the start of the opening test against the arch-rivals.
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