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Australian Team Performance Review

As cricket fans are aware, the Board of Cricket Australia (CA) has asked for a comprehensive review of the Australian cricket team's performance, including issues throughout our high performance system that affect and influence that performance.

CA Directors are hoping to receive an update on this review at its meeting in Melbourne tomorrow.

We are keen to keep you up to date but at this stage do not know what might be reported to the Board.

However we will ensure that anything that is available for public discussion will be reported on www.cricket.com.au
and via CA Twitter and Facebook as soon as our Board makes any public comment.

You might want to keep an eye out on Friday afternoon or evening.

As a reminder, the Review is the most comprehensive examination of Australian cricket ever undertaken.

A wide range of people with elite sports performance expertise inside and outside cricket were asked to provide their
full, frank and fearless views.

The review panel was chaired by well-known senior Australian businessman Don Argus. Deputy chair was former Australian Cricket Board and International Cricket Council CEO Mal Speed. Former captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh were review panel members.


James Sutherland
Cricket Australia CEO

zzzzz

Fearless.

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Presumably Argus will come up with three or four ejector seats.

And if the review concludes that T20 cricket is the root of all the problems in Australian Cricket, then what has been the point? Because CA sure as hell wont agree, whether deep down they believe it or not.

PeterCS wrote:Presumably Argus will come up with three or four ejector seats.

I'd prefer electric chairs.

Unless they are completely disillusioned, then you can be pretty sure Hilditch and Nielsen will be the two highest profile casualties. Beyond that, perhaps a smaller group of CA contracted players, better cricket pitches in the Sheffield Shield, and something left-field like no player under the age of 23 allowed to play in the Big Bash League?

PeterCS wrote:Presumably Argus will come up with three or four ejector seats.

Argus Tuft?

Noice!

If Hilditch is the only casualty, the commission will have done its job.

Sage.

from malcom Conn's article the Hun

GREG Chappell is in danger of becoming the most high-profile casualty from Cricket Australia's far-reaching review after a scathing report from the players.

Appointed national talent manager and the first full-time selector last August, Chappell's relationship with the Australian players broke down so badly during the summer's losing Ashes series, he was eventually banned from the dressing room while the team was batting.

One of Australia's greatest batsmen and captains, Chappell, 63, was described as a caustic influence around the team. "He drove us all mad," one player said.

There were claims Chappell undermined the coaching staff by becoming involved when he should have been a passive observer.

At least one player complained Chappell told him he was in the team when he had been overlooked and Chappell was also accused by another player of giving mixed messages.

Chappell had an acrimonious two-year term as coach of India from 2005.

The criticism of Chappell was part of damning critiques about the four-man selection panel to the review chaired by former mining and bank boss Don Argus.

The review was tabled at a Cricket Australia board meeting yesterday.

Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch is expected to lose his job as CA finally appoints a full-time chairman of selectors.

Hilditch was widely criticised for poor communication and he became a public relations disaster for CA after refusing to take any responsibility for the Ashes debacle.

There was also criticism of part-time selectors Jamie Cox and David Boon because of their conflicts of interest with full-time jobs at state level. Boon has since resigned to become an ICC match referee.

There is pressure on CA's second most powerful administrator, general manager of cricket operations Michael Brown, who received poor reports from the players.



The seven-month review, commissioned after the Ashes failure, takes aim at all aspects of Australian cricket. It is expected to be released today.

CA's antiquated board, failing development structures, a fading Sheffield Shield competition and the bloated contract system have all been scrutinised.

The 25-man contract system, with players earning between $160,000 and $2 million, was held up as a failure after Simon Katich lost his contract in June and the Test squad to Sri Lanka included three uncontracted players.

The well-performed Katich was denied a CA contract while bit-part one-day players were included.









CA chief executive James Sutherland said the review was the most comprehensive examination of Australian cricket ever done.

A wide range of people with elite sports expertise inside and outside cricket had been asked to provide their views, he said, with more than 60 interviewed.

CA declined to comment until the report was made public.

hehe...so GSC will be available to again help the bannies...expect bobby simper to be the new Chair of selectors with the departure of hildy

Poor Hilditch. What did he do wrong?

The Chappell influence is a cancer on Aus cricket. Crappelli and his boring brother may have been great cricketers but they have held way too much influence over the national game for far too long, most often for personal gain or grudge-settling. I'd like to see Beefy headbutt them both.

Merv for the new supremo job?

Deano?

Maybe Trevor Chappell ... ?

horace wrote:from malcom Conn's article the Hun

GREG Chappell is in danger of becoming the most high-profile casualty from Cricket Australia's far-reaching review after a scathing report from the players.

Appointed national talent manager and the first full-time selector last August, Chappell's relationship with the Australian players broke down so badly during the summer's losing Ashes series, he was eventually banned from the dressing room while the team was batting.

One of Australia's greatest batsmen and captains, Chappell, 63, was described as a caustic influence around the team. "He drove us all mad," one player said.

There were claims Chappell undermined the coaching staff by becoming involved when he should have been a passive observer.

At least one player complained Chappell told him he was in the team when he had been overlooked and Chappell was also accused by another player of giving mixed messages.

Chappell had an acrimonious two-year term as coach of India from 2005.

The criticism of Chappell was part of damning critiques about the four-man selection panel to the review chaired by former mining and bank boss Don Argus.

The review was tabled at a Cricket Australia board meeting yesterday.

Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch is expected to lose his job as CA finally appoints a full-time chairman of selectors.

Hilditch was widely criticised for poor communication and he became a public relations disaster for CA after refusing to take any responsibility for the Ashes debacle.

There was also criticism of part-time selectors Jamie Cox and David Boon because of their conflicts of interest with full-time jobs at state level. Boon has since resigned to become an ICC match referee.

There is pressure on CA's second most powerful administrator, general manager of cricket operations Michael Brown, who received poor reports from the players.



The seven-month review, commissioned after the Ashes failure, takes aim at all aspects of Australian cricket. It is expected to be released today.

CA's antiquated board, failing development structures, a fading Sheffield Shield competition and the bloated contract system have all been scrutinised.

The 25-man contract system, with players earning between $160,000 and $2 million, was held up as a failure after Simon Katich lost his contract in June and the Test squad to Sri Lanka included three uncontracted players.

The well-performed Katich was denied a CA contract while bit-part one-day players were included.









CA chief executive James Sutherland said the review was the most comprehensive examination of Australian cricket ever done.

A wide range of people with elite sports expertise inside and outside cricket had been asked to provide their views, he said, with more than 60 interviewed.

CA declined to comment until the report was made public.

Nice colostomy bags , h

PeterCS wrote:Maybe Trevor Chappell ... ?

sChappelle Corby would be better

Review findings available at 12.30pm

19 August, 2011


Cricket Australia







The findings of the Australian Team Performance Review, chaired by eminent businessman Don Argus, with former International Cricket Council CEO Malcolm Speed and former captains Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor will be released today at 12.30pm.

Mr Argus presented the Report to Cricket Australia Directors at a Board meeting at CA's head office in Jolimont today.

CA Chairman Jack Clarke will announce the details of the Report and the decisions made by the CA Board today at 12.30.

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Report presented today ...decisions made by the Board announced today ...are they rubber stamping whatever recommendations the report makes or just ignoring it and doing whatever ...If someone is to lose their job (and several should) over the report I'm sure they would like the Board to have the chance to consider it for a bit longer than half a day...same stoopid sh!t ...now with a report

Kaspa (who is on the Board) said on the wireless this morning that they have already had a chance to review the report.

So they have had more than half a day.

BTW - the Cricket Australia website is now saying 2.30 for release.

Then the CA media hack should learn to write more gooderer than a Billy Board member can speak

JGK wrote:BTW - the Cricket Australia website is now saying 2.30 for release.

12.30 is wozzie time you SGDT

You should make that clearer you SGWT.

It was clear to all that matter