“I’m sure we’ll see (Langer) at the ground and throughout the summer,”Mitchell Starc denies all the rumours about Justin Langer

The Australia left-arm great pacer Mitchell Starc has played in the opening Test game against West Indies, to be played at the Optus Stadium, With Australia, set to play their first Test since July this year, Starc doesn’t want to play down West Indies’ chances.

The Australia left-arm great pacer Mitchell Starc has played in the opening Test game against West Indies, to be played at the Optus Stadium Perth from Wednesday (November 30). 

The defense came following the sacking of Justin Langer from his position as the head coach, and the former Western Australia batter’s comments about mysterious ‘cowards’ in the team who deceived him by leaking details of his behavior.

“Always had great crowds in Perth,”

Starc said on Saturday.

“There’s been a lot of talk about not having Test cricket over here for a long time. Hopefully, the public can support that. Show us what Test cricket means to them.”

He went on to add,

“I have a pretty good relationship with Langer. We exchanged text messages post the (T20) World Cup. I’m pretty comfortable with my relationship with JL.

“Was mentioned that there could be some noise around it being in the west and with JL having a commentary spot. We’re comfortable…spend a lot of time together as a three-format group. It’s all preparation for this Test match. Not too much is going to distract us. I’m sure we’ll see (Langer) at the ground and throughout the summer.”

“(Adelaide and Perth are going to be) good contests between bat and ball,” he said. “(In Perth) you’re rewarded for good shots and likewise rewarded for good bowling. The India Test (in 2018) was a very good wicket for three days and as the Test wore on, the cracks got bigger…played a lot of tricks in the fourth innings. A very good bat versus ball wicket that presented challenges for both.”

With Australia set to play their first Test since July this year, Starc doesn’t want to play down West Indies’ chances, also taking into account the visiting team’s victory over England at home earlier this year.

“Definitely not taking any teams lightly. We know what the West Indies can serve up at their best. It’s a good chance to kick-start our summer of Test cricket and hopefully, some exciting cricket will be played.”