SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Matthew Wade and Steve Smith of Australia and Australian coach Andrew McDonald share a laugh before the warm-up ahead of game one in the T20 International series between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground on February 11, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Newly appointed Cricket Australia chair Lachlan Henderson has revealed he is "open" to the idea of splitting the senior coaching duties as CA plan their next era in the wake of Justin Langer's resignation.

Henderson has flagged that the process to find Langer's successor won't be "drawn-out", despite Australia's first red-ball series less than two weeks away.

Assistant Andrew McDonald has taken on interim duties since Langer's departure, with the former Victorian all-rounder understood to be the leading candidate for the top job.

However, McDonald has been vocal in suggesting CA split coaches across Test and One-Day formats, something Henderson is set to ponder in the coming months.

For now though, Cricket Australia are set to appoint a sole successor while keeping a more dynamic coaching approach in mind for the future.

“I’m open to advice on that,” Henderson told ABC Radio on splitting coaches across multiple formats.

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“I think it is a very time-consuming role for one individual and maybe a more distributed method of coaching is the way of the future.

“They’re the sort of things that are playing out at the moment. We are going for a single head coach to be installed in the near future. How it plays out after that will depend a bit on that appointment, their availability and how that works across all forms of the game in what’s going to be a really busy 12 to 18 months.

“It may be that person is not available for every single tour around the world over the next 18 months.”

McDonald will be joined by former England coach Trevor Bayliss as a potential replacement for Langer, while Greg Shipperd and Michael Di Venuto could also be considered.

With Australia set to tour Pakistan early next month, an appointment will be looming for Cricket Australia, with Henderson stating the process won't be on hold for too long.

“It’s not going to be a long and drawn-out process and obviously we’ve got an interim coach already installed,” Henderson said.

Australia and Pakistan will begin their three-Test series on March 4 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.