Shane Warne has doubled down on his claim that the way Justin Langer has been treated is "pathetic".
Langer quit as Australia 's head coach last week, citing a lack of support from senior players, support staff and the board as the reasons behind his decision.
Following brutal criticism of the players for their role in Langer's departure, Test captain Pat Cummins broke his silence on Wednesday, confirming the squad felt the time was right for a new coach.
"I don't think he should be surprised," Cummins said of Langer. "I think he tweaked and changed a lot and was brilliant. He made some really big changes and deserves a lot of credit for that.
"I guess the question, after the success of the last couple of months became, do we think it's sustainable? And, again, it's probably a matter of varying opinions. But we thought it's the right time to make a change."
Following Cummins' comments, Warne has slammed the treatment of Langer as "a disgrace" and said the players now have "a lot of pressure" on them "because they've got rid of the coach".
Speaking to Fox Sports, he said: "I thought the treatment of Justin wasn’t right at all. And take Justin Langer out of it. Even just the position of the men’s coach, I thought was really poor from Cricket Australia.
"The way it was handled, I thought was a disgrace. I don’t know if it was the right decision. I’m not sure how it got to that.
"It sounded like, what we’re hearing — and all we can do is go on what the players are saying — is the players didn’t want him anymore.
"He lost the dressing room — which I don’t know is right. I think you just want the best candidate for the job.
"They basically got rid of the Australian coach," Warne added. "So they want to start performing, because this is not a great Australian cricket team, the men’s Test team.
"They’re doing okay ... we’re just starting to see the rewards for that by winning a World Cup, winning an Ashes series. So suddenly they’re starting to see the rewards, and now he’s gone.
"There is a bit of pressure [on Cummins]. I think there’s a lot of pressure on this team now. Because they’ve got rid of the coach... this team needs to start performing."
Former Australia star Mark Waugh, meanwhile, has claimed that Cummins' comments are "hypocritical" and have "muddied the waters".
"He’s handled it pretty well, but I thought the press conference sort of muddied the waters," Waugh said.
"It was sort of hypocritical a lot of the things he said. He’s got a bit to live up to now, his captaincy is going to come under scrutiny.
"It’s got to now that he’s really come out and said that this is the style of coach we want."
