Justin Langer has been given a new role by Cricket Australia in the national team of the country. He will now act as the main selector for T20Is as the board has decided not to recruit a new selector in place of Mark Waugh, who left the post in May this year.

A three-member panel comprising national selector Trevor Hohns, national talent manager Greg Chappell, and head coach Justin Langer will oversee the selection process across all formats. Langer will chair the T20I selection and Hohns will head the ODI and Test selection. State talent managers and Big Bash League coaches will also be considered as part of the process.

“Having a selector focus on the T20 format for the past 18 months was viewed as a success ... and we will look to continue this in a slightly modified way,” Australia’s performance manager Pat Howard said.

“This sees Justin take on additional responsibility as both the Head Coach and lead selector in Twenty20 cricket, as we build towards the ICC World T20 in Australia in 2020.

“Justin has performed a similar role previously while coach of the Perth Scorchers, and has a wealth of knowledge around the Big Bash League and its players.”

The selection panel’s next assignment is to choose the squads for Australia’s upcoming tour of the UAE, where the Kangaroos will play two Tests, five ODIs, and a T20I against Pakistan.