MAY 2018: Appointed as Australia coach for all formats after the ball-tampering scandal. Takes over after Darren Lehmann quits before the final Test in South Africa.

JUNE 2018: Embarks on a horror white-ball tour of England, as Australia suffer a 5-0 flogging in the ODI series as well as a 28-run loss in the only Twenty20. The tour is Australia's first without suspended duo Steve Smith and David Warner, with Tim Paine in charge.

OCTOBER 2018: Australia put up a titanic fight befitting Langer's character in their first Test with him in charge against Pakistan. Tim Paine and Usman Khawaja's staunch resistance in Dubai is followed by a loss in the following Test.

JANUARY 2019: Australia suffer their first-ever home Test series defeat to a team from Asia, with a 2-1 loss to India. Langer then gets his maiden Test series win as coach, beating Sri Lanka in a two-match series.

JUNE 2019: Australia go from a battling one-day outfit to World Cup semi-finalists, boosted by the returns of Steve Smith and David Warner. Top of the table with one match to go, Australia lose their last two fixtures to bow out.

AUGUST 2019: Australia retain the Ashes in England for the first time since Justin Langer's playing days in 2001, drawing the series 2-2.

MARCH 2020: Concerns over Langer's intensity emerge publicly for the first time. The Test documentary shows him in a heated discussion with Usman Khawaja during the 2018 series against Pakistan, while the batter later told the coach players were "walking on eggshells" during the home loss to India.

MAY 2020: Australia go back to No.1 in the world in Test cricket after a rampant home summer against Pakistan and New Zealand. They also claim top spot in Twenty20 rankings for the first time.

JANUARY 2021: Australia drop another home Test series against India, but this time with all their best players available and after rolling India for just 36 in the first Test in Adelaide.

AUGUST 2021: Tensions reach boiling point when Tim Paine, Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch meet with Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley about Langer's intense nature. It comes after white-ball series losses in West Indies and Bangladesh while without IPL-contracted players. Langer holds onto his job, but is told to loosen his grip somewhat.

NOVEMBER 2021: Australia win the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time, with a big win over New Zealand. Langer also reveals he has taken more of a back seat and handed more responsibility to assistants, while Josh Hazlewood says it has been "player-driven". A week later, Tim Paine stands down as captain after a lewd-texting scandal. Langer stands by him in support.

DECEMBER 2021: Australia retain the Ashes inside record time at home, before only a last-over draw in Sydney denies them a whitewash of England. The series win makes Langer's Test strike rate of 55.5 per cent second only to John Buchanan in terms of Australia coaches. But captain Pat Cummins refused to buy into the public debate on whether Langer should keep his job as several former teammates backed the embattled coach.

FEBRUARY 2022: Cricket Australia's board sit through a marathon seven-hour meeting, but only resolve to enter into confidential talks with Langer over his future. The next day, Langer resigns as coach.

Australian Associated Press