Former Australian playmaker Justin Langer has been named the new head coach of The Hundred’s London Spirit men’s team.
Langer was appointed a month after former England coach Trevor Bayliss left the position.
Bayliss has managed just three wins in the last two seasons, leaving the Lord’s-based team in seventh place in 2023 and last in 2024.
Langer played 105 Tests for Australia, scoring over 7,500 runs, and was the head coach of his home country from 2018 to 2022, winning the Ashes as well as lifting the T20 World Cup in the UAE in 2021.
Former England head coach Trevor Bayliss will leave Spirit at the end of 2024
The 54-year-old previously coached Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League and is the head coach of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
Langer played for Middlesex as an overseas player between 1998 and 2000 and is enthusiastic about returning to Lord’s with Spirit as he aims to turn around the team’s fortunes.
“I’m excited to get to know The Hundred,” Langer said. “I can’t wait to compete in the tournament later this year and work with such a talented group of players and coaches.”
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The London Spirit women’s team won The Hundred in 2024, beating Welsh Fire in the final.
Langer’s Australians Lisa Keightley and Michael Klinger will take over the women’s kit at The Hundred in 2025, with the former being appointed to Northern Superchargers and the latter to Manchester Originals.
The schedule for the Stu 2025 edition has not been announced yet, but the competition will take place in August.
