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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has attacked a Cricket Australia decision to allow transgender and gender-diverse people to play the sport the highest level as “heavy-handed” and “mystifying”.
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The bloodletting has continued at Cricket Australia with senior executives Pat Howard and Ben Amarfio given their marching orders.
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Cricket Australia’s new chief executive Kevin Roberts has reaffirmed his commitment to working with the players despite suggestions of a disconnect.
Cricket Australia has been branded “arrogant” and “dictatorial” by stakeholders in a scathing independent review that has made 42 recommendations, calling for a revamp of winning bonuses, a rejigged code of conduct, greater transparency and a red-card system.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has resigned, denying the sport’s recent ball-tampering crisis was the catalyst that ended his 17-year tenure.
Cricket Australia is much more keen on chasing a quick buck than fostering the sport’s global development, argues Tom Heenan.
