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Captain Tim Paine and star quick Pat Cummins have been chosen as the current players inolved in Rick McCosker's investigation ...
Also on McCosker's panel are former captains Shane Watson and George Bailey, Ashes-winning skipper Rachael Haynes and the yet to be named national coach.
Cummins' involvement is a clear indication he is the strong favourite to become Australia's next Test vice-captain.
The not-for-profit The Ethics Centre will run the four-phase independent review into any wider cultural, organisational and governance issues within CA ...
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The reviewers, led by the executive director of The Ethics Centre Dr Simon Longstaff, will interview almost every layer at the top end of the game from board members, CA management and staff; to current and former players, the players union, commercial partners and media.
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Watson is representing the Australian Cricketers' Association, which had been agitating for a formal seat on the panel.
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Quick (belated) comment:
When it was announced that McCosker would head the review, my immediate reaction was relief that it was not Morris Iemma, who seemed to be publicly lobbying for the job. I don't know much about Iemma, but I don't understand why he thinks he would be well suited to that role, as a mere former politician who, as far as I can tell, has had no meaningful connection to any professional sport.
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Michelle Tredenick, a CA director since November 2015, also serves on the board of The Ethics Centre...
... A CA spokesperson confirmed that Tredenick had excused herself from any prior Board discussions relating to the choice of the independent body to conduct the review and the amount of money to be paid for it, and will not be involved in any related discussions until the review is complete.
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Tellingly, the terms also state that CA employees and others will be freed from corporate confidentiality clauses in order to speak fully and frankly in interviews.
This review is running concurrently with another inquiry specifically into the culture of Australian teams, to be led by the former Test opening batsman Rick McCosker. ... Peter Collins, director of the Melbourne-based Centre for Ethical Leadership, will play a key role facilitating the teams' review.
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The ACA president, Greg Dyer, said that it was critical the reviews were undertaken with a high degree of transparency and independence.
"Culture starts at the top and we welcome investigation in to all aspects of cricket's culture, organisational structure and governance," he said.
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A. Wu wrote:
Exiled batsman David Warner has mended bridges with his teammates as newly appointed Australia coach Justin Langer declared the deposed vice-captain still had a future in the international game.
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Sources close to the team have told Fairfax Media the highly charged emotions at the height of the crisis had contributed to the conflict but there was now no animosity from players towards Warner.
It can also be revealed Warner has been in discussions with his grade club Randwick Petersham to play for nothing in the NSW Premier Cricket competition next season.
"He'll play for us next season," club president Mike Whitney told Fairfax Media. "He's indicated to me he'll definitely be available for the first couple of rounds.
"[There's] no payment at all in any way, shape or form - no petrol money, no lunch money, definitely no payment at all."
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Darren Lehmann: "Hopefully, everyone forgives them. I'm sure they will. They're bloody good human beings and I love them dearly. I speak to them quite a lot. It's a case of keeping in contact because I worry about them. They're going okay."
[Comment: the Fairfax headline seems to be pushing it a bit. The direct quote in the article used the word "can", not "should". Fairfax no doubt would claim that the context of the Ch. 9 question (which I haven't seen) indicated "should" was justified.]
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The CA charge sheet stipulated that all players were banned from playing for Australia or their states, but remained able to play club cricket.
However Western Australia club cricket regulations state that any player suspended from playing for the state side the Warriors is also barred from playing in Perth Premier Cricket. A vote of the competition's 16 clubs was required to turn this around, with a simple majority enough to allow Bancroft to play. On Monday night, 14 clubs voted in favour of letting him play, with two against.
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It seems someone leaked that info, because Fairfax says: 'WACA chief executive Christina Matthews wasn't allowed to reveal the exact numbers of the vote, but said it was a "very strong majority". ... Bancroft wasn't present for the vote, with Matthews revealing the right-hander was at yoga.'
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Fairfax Media understands Smith's management has been inundated with offers to play in competitions organised by Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Caribbean as well as leagues run by the Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Canada boards.
Smith has resumed training, raising speculation a return to competitive cricket may not be far away.
It's understood Smith has not ruled out any league and is looking at how each would fit in with his calendar.
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CA is fully supportive of Smith playing in a sanctioned T20 league during his suspension.
While Smith's schedule remains in the air, he will certainly pad up for his grade club Sutherland in Sydney's Premier Cricket competition.
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A. Wu wrote:...
Relations between the ACA and CA remain strained despite the resolution of the pay saga. The two parties were again at loggerheads in the aftermath of the ball tampering scandal in South Africa.
The ACA had been urging Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft to fight the lengthy bans imposed by CA, which it believed were "disproportionate", however the trio accepted the sanctions which head office believed was a slap in the face to the union.
The ACA has also questioned the independence of the review called by CA to investigate whether any cultural, organisational and governance issues at Jolimont had contributed to crisis in South Africa.
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