cricketer and the person," said Border, who was Langer's captain when he made his Test debut in 1993,. "He's also a hard-nosed, very competitive fella."

Lehmann was happy that Langer, charged with redefining the team culture and leading "a great bunch of blokes”, had not closed the door on the returns of former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, all of whom are serving out bans for their roles in the scandal.

“I was really pleased that Justin made mention of those three guys who aren't playing at the moment because they are, and they'll continue to be, valuable players for the future of Australian cricket. He didn't close the door on anyone, and I think that's an important message," said Lehmann.

Allan Border and Darren Lehmann have backed Justin Langer, the new head coach of the Australia national side, to pull the team out ofa tough period.

Lehmann, who stepped down from the role

last month in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, said Langer, his former teammate and the man replacing him, would to do well at "the best job in the world".

"I'm just so pleased that Australian cricket is going to be in such good hands," Lehmann told cricket.com.au. "He's got the best job in the world, and I know it's a job that I'll miss because I loved every minute ofit.

"But this is a time that Australian cricket needs to move forward and they couldn't have a better person to lead them now."

"It's a holistic approach with Justin - he develops the