Australia captain Pat Cummins insists there are “no cowards” in the Test team and that his players have not been distracted by former head coach Justin Langer’s inflammatory comments.

Langer reopened old wounds over his Cricket Australia resignation in an interview with BackChat Podcast, released last week, lashing out at unnamed "cowards" in the team who complained in the media about his intense coaching style last year.

Australian media reported that the interview had ignited a feud with the team, although Langer labelled the reports as "rubbish" and denied rumours of a rift with Cummins and the team.

"There's no cowards in an Australian cricket team, not ever," Cummins told reporters ahead of their two-Test series against West Indies, which begins in Perth on Wednesday.

Source: Sky Sports