Justin Langer will take the reigns as head coach of Cricket Australia’s T20 series against Sri Lanka next February.

Langer tells 6PR of his ambitions to coach the national team in the longer term and about the Perth Scorchers injury woes heading into the BBL.

The Scorchers coach says his sides pace attack has been decimated with Nathan Coulter-Nile ruled out for the entire BBL season while Jason Behrendorff is unlikely to take any part.