Is Langer going to be the next coach of England? - Shane Warne's surprising remark on it

Legendary Australian leg-spinner, Shane Warne has reckoned that England will be 'jumping' at the opportunity to rope in former Australian head coach Justin Langer in their coaching set-up.

Last month, Langer resigned from the head coach position in a controversial manner after he refused to sign an interim six-month contract.

England, meanwhile, are actively looking for the recently-sacked Chris Silverwood following the Ashes debacle Down Under. Paul Collingwood will lead the team on an interim basis in the Caribbean next month.

In the last six months, Langer has been the most successful coach in international cricket, having won both T20 World Cup and the Ashes.

Speaking on Sky Sports podcast, Warne also lambasted Cricket Australia for "poorly handling" the Langer situation, while adding that the Western Australian was essentially a "dead man walking" after his players, including Test captain Pat Cummins, refused to endorse him publicly.

"If I were England, I'd be jumping at him. Winning an Ashes and a World Cup, it doesn't get much bigger than that for Australia, but for me [Langer] was a dead man walking when I didn't hear the captain or any other players sticking up for him, saying he was fantastic. I found that really disappointing,". 

"Why couldn't Cricket Australia come out and say they were not renewing his contract straight away but would wait until the end of the summer, see who the best candidate is and if Langer is still the best candidate give him a contract?" asked Warne.

"I thought it was pretty poorly handled and that Cricket Australia were disgraceful in the way they handled it."

Meanwhile, England will take on the West Indies in a three-match Test series next month and for the first time since Wellington 2008, they will field a bowling attack sans James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

While Warne understands the logic behind committing Anderson, he asserted that England should have picked Broad considering the fact that is just 34 and bowling as good as ever.

"I wasn't surprised Anderson got left out," he said. "He is England's best ever bowler and when the conditions suit he is still a handful but when it was flat [in Australia] I think he struggled," conditions," said Warne

"He bowled a nice line and length, was economical and could dry up and end and could do a role with firepower at the other end. But I think he needs conditions," he added.

"You want him to play in England and if he plays in the West Indies after the Ashes series it is going to be hard in England so I don't mind him having a break – but I would have played Broad," 

"I think at times he bowled really well in Australia. People lump Broad and Anderson in together but Broad is four years younger than Anderson, so I am surprised Broad didn't go to the West Indies." signed off Warne.

The Test series will get underway at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on March 08.