JASON Gillespie would make a better Australian cricket coach than Justin Langer, former captain Ian Chappell says. Chappell has weighed into the debate over Darren Lehmann?s successor after Cricket Australia (CA) rejected speculation ex-Test batsman Langer was set to be appointed. Western Australia and Perth Scorchers coach Langer has previously filled in for Lehmann, who quit after the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa.
Langer has long been raised as a candidate alongside Sussex and Adelaide Strikers mentor Gillespie. Chappell said Gillespie?s integrity as a player, along with the former Test bowler?s success at the helm of Yorkshire where he won two County championships, should make him the preferred candidate. ?He?s got a good understanding of cricket,? Chappell told Macquarie Sports Radio. ?When you talked to him while he was playing he was very interested in the history of the game. ?So I thought he played the game with a lot of integrity. He was obviously a very good bowler. ?He?s had a lot of success in that position in some different position. Yorkshire, obviously, a hell of a lot of success there.?
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