James Sutherland News

The 105th edition of the country`s oldest and most prestigious tournament, scheduled to take place at Melbourne`s Kingston Heath Golf Club, had already been postponed from its usual slot in November.

Australian Cricketers’ Association Chief Executive Alistair Nicholson labelled the accusations as "unsupported" and insisted that the players were "sick" and "tired" after being subjected to accusations. 

Long-serving Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland said on Wednesday he would be stepping down from his role as chief executive next year.

Disgraced David Warner still has a future in Australian cricket, the sport's chief executive James Sutherland says, handing the explosive opener a lifeline after a cheating scandal.

A ball-tampering scandal during the third Test in Cape Town claimed the scalps of former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, who have all been suspended for up to a year, while coach Darren Lehmann quit in the aftermath.

Speaking of head coach Darren Lehmann, who announced his resignation just hours ago, Sutherland said he had a terrific work ethic and he genuinely cared for his players.

Coach Darren Lehmann, who was also targeted in the incident, Sutherland made it clear that besides the three players, no body else was aware of the plan. Consequently, Lehmann, who hadn't resigned will carry on as the Australian coach. 

Australia`s most-capped female player and vice-captain Alex Blackwell was hailed as a "tremendous leader" in the women`s game after announcing her retirement from international and state cricket on Monday.

Australia legend Steve Waugh`s allrounder son Austin was on Friday named in the 15-man Australia squad, led by promising Jason Sangha, for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand next month.

The major reason behind the ACA`s opposition is CA`s proposal to scrap a shared revenue model for player payments, which has been in place for nearly 20 years.

Cricket Australia said the union had refused to negotiate, leaving no chance for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to be struck before the midnight deadline on Friday.

Australia are set to tour Bangladesh in the coming months for a two-Test series and the squad was named this week. But if a new MOU is not signed shortly, the tour is unlikely to take place.

The latest flare-up casts doubt on what team Australia could field after June 30, with a two-Test series scheduled in August in Bangladesh ahead of a home Ashes showdown with England later in the year.

Cricket Australia (CA) has threatened its contracted players they will not be paid beyond June 30 unless they accept the governing body's proposed overhaul of player remuneration, a report said today.

Worst, the Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland, in a sarcastic remark to a radio station, said Kohli perhaps does not know how to spell the word "sorry".

CA chief James Sutherland kept the controversy afloat by taking a jibe at Kohli. He sarcastically said that he is sure if Kohli knows how to spell the word 'sorry'.

Pujara's comments came after some members of the Australian side, including skipper Steven Smith and even Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland, left no stones unturned to take digs at the India skipper.

Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Wednesday took a dig at Virat Kohli, saying he is not sure if the Indian captain knows hot spell the "sorry" word.

Smith had gestured towards the dressing room to seek a clue on whether to go for a referral or not after he was trapped in front by pacer Umesh Yadav in the second Test, which Australia lost by 75 runs yesterday.

In October 2015, Australia had postponed their Test tour after receiving advice from the federal government that there were "high risks" if they went ahead with the tour.