“Expecting to cop plenty from the crowds and the media, but that’s England,” said Langer in Brisbane as the team put the finishing touches on their preparations for the tour of five ODIs and one T20I. “Even if you’re winning all the time and you’re squeaky clean, you still cop it, so I’d say we’ll cop it just as much as usual, but that’s OK.”

“When I had the first selection meeting the other day and I saw you take those three names out, it’s a bit of a shock to the system, and it’s not even a cliché. But it’s a very good opportunity for some blokes. It’ll be great for us in the future to make sure our depth is strong.”

Langer also added that he wants his No.5 ranked ODI side to follow the ‘Australian style’ of cricket, and not mimic the English style of playing or the New Zealand way of conducting themselves.

“I’m hearing about mimicking England’s style and mimicking New Zealand’s style – we’ve got to mimic Australian style, because we should be so proud of what we’ve achieved in our past,” said Langer. “We’ve got our way of doing things and we shouldn’t shy away from that. Can we get better in one-day cricket? Absolutely, our ranking shows that. We haven’t been great in one day cricket, we’ve just got to play it better.

“For me it’s really clear, you need really good athletes, they’ve got to be able to field well, got to be really fit, because they’ve got to run hard between the wickets, the little basics. We’ve got to take responsibility with the bat, we’ve probably got away from that the last year or so, our ranking suggests that. Ultimately, it’s about what we are doing as a team, not the individuals.”