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Test cricket stars have been informed they won't have to talk to Justin Langer on-air during this summer's series as the bitter feud between players and the former Australian coach heats up.
Langer had been free-to-air broadcaster Channel 7's prize scalp for the summer Tests against the West Indies and South Africa, setting the stage for some awkward encounters with players he believes were behind him getting unceremoniously dumped as coach.
And that was before his stunning outburst at the current players, who he labelled 'cowards' for their role in his ousting from the side.
Fortunately for those players, it's been revealed the broadcaster will not force them to interact with their former coach on-air, according to News Corp.
Aussie players like Pat Cummins (right) won't have to interact with ex-coach Justin Langer (right) during Channel 7's broadcast of the Test series after Langer's extraordinary rant on a podcast on which he labelled the players 'cowards' for their role in his demise as coach
Justin Langer resigned as Australia's coach in February this year after Cricket Australia would only offer him a short-term extension; with most of the players saying his coaching style was too intense
With the Test series to begin in Langer's home town of Perth next Wednesday, the former Baggy Green legend turned coach will get behind the microphone to add his expert analysis of the game.
The move by Seven could be related to fears Langer will use the platform to continue grinding his axe and clash with the 'cowards' he alluded to.
'Everyone was being nice to my face but I was reading about this stuff,' Langer said in the explosive BackChat podcast episode on Wednesday.
'A lot of
