London, Aug 12 - Former Australian Test batsman Justin Langer was shattered after the leak of his secret dossier to the Australian team on what he felt about the England players.

'I'm shattered and really upset - that was an email meant only for Tim Nielsen,' the Daily Telegraph quoted Langer as saying.

The secret document said that English cricketers are 'lazy', 'shallow' and 'flat' - players who 'love being comfortable'. Langer also described fast bowler James Anderson as 'a bit of a pussy' if things do not go his way and skipper Andrew Strauss as too 'conservative'.

Langer said that it was a private email meant only for the coach and feared that there could be backlash.

'It was private correspondence and if I had known it would find its way into the public domain, I would have put things differently - I definitely wouldn't have used a word like 'pussy'. I guess time will tell if there is any backlash,' he said.