Justin Langer has not heard from ECB about England job but could be tempted

• ‘Everyone looks at all opportunities,’ says Australian

• He is sceptical new Test coach can work with McCullum

Justin Langer has said he has had no contact from the England and Wales Cricket Board about coaching the men’s Test team, and expressed scepticism over whether the proposed structure of having the new red-ball coach operate alongside their predecessor, Brendon McCullum, who remains in charge of the white-ball sides, can work.

The 55-year-old, who played 105 Tests for Australia and coached them between 2018 and 2022, was an early frontrunner for the England job after McCullum was sacked this month, but preliminary interviews have now been held with the candidates favoured by Rob Key, the ECB’s managing director of men’s cricket. These are believed to include Tom Moody, another Australian, the New Zealander Stephen Fleming, and the English coaches Jonathan Trott and Richard Dawson.