Langer's done a terrific job over the last couple of years: Steve Smith

After a dramatic Test series loss against India, the Australian coaching staff led by Justin Langer has come under scrutiny. The Indians, on the other hand, managed to outplay the mighty Aussies in their own backyard with their young squad as a plethora of their senior players missed out, because of various reasons.

Steve Smith has come out in support of Langer and has showered rich praises on the former opener. Langer was named Australia's head coach after one of the worst controversies in modern-day cricket, and his job was to rejuvenate their game.

"Absolutely, I think he's (Langer) done a terrific job over the last couple of years, I wasn't there the first year, but since I've been back I think he's done a great job. He always wants to get better and that's all you can ask of anyone in the setup, whether it be a player or a coach, as long as you're striving to improve every day, then that's all you can ask," Steve Smith told ESPN Cricinfo.

Like the split captaincy that has been up for debates, split coaching too is seemingly seeing the light of day. Smudger thinks that culture sounds interesting, but he doesn't see such a change soon.

"That kind of thing [split coaching] has been floated for a while for different formats and different teams and things like that around the world, not just Australia, so I think it'd be interesting. But Justin's got my full support at the moment, I think he's doing a terrific job and he has done for a few years, and I can't see it changing anytime soon," he added.

A change in opposition's approach

"Teams are starting to attack me a little bit differently or bowl to me a little bit differently, so I've had to make small adjustments. At times I've had to be perhaps a little more aggressive than I have been in the past," Steve Smith said.

It is noteworthy that the 31-year-old didn't have the best of series against India in the Tests.

"I think I did that pretty well in the last two Test matches here and just coming up with some different plans and different scoring options but continuing to also play the game in front of me," he added.

It's all about absorbing the pressure in Test Cricket

"There are times in Test cricket where you've got to absorb pressure, a time when you've got to put the pressure back on the bowlers and try and get on top of them, and I did that well in the last two games, perhaps not as well in the first two of the summer, he said.

Smith has revealed that he wants to keep working on his game, and he's always looking to improve the part he missed to make the most of it.

"I felt I learned a bit out of the first two games that I could improve on at the back end. Teams have different plans to me and I've got to keep working on my game and I love doing that, I love working hard and finding new ways to do things and getting better," the 31-year-old added.

[ESPN Cricinfo input]