Born: 21/11/70 Team: Western Australia Test debut: v West Indies at Adelaide, 1992/93 Left-handed batsman
Right-arm medium bowler |
Left-handed batsman Langer has endured a chequered career. Despite a lack of consistency at times in the last four years, Australia have stuck by him.
His past success batting first wicket down has been magnified in the last two years, since he switched to opening alongside Matthew Hayden.
A 179 against England in the 1998 home Ashes series marked the start of a number of big knocks.
His next came against India when he struck a double century.
That move to the top of the order towards the end of 2001 brought four centuries came from seven innings but his finest hour was yet to come.
In the recent Ashes Test in Melbourne, Langer made a mammoth 250 - his highest Test score and the best by an Australian against England since Bob Cowper's 307 at the same ground in 1966.
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