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Former England captain Andrew Strauss emerges as surprise candidate for Cricket Australia CEO post, says report
•Former England skipper Andrew Strauss has emerged as a surprise candidate to become CEO of crisis-ridden Cricket Australia following the resignation of Kevin Roberts.
CA's interim CEO Nick Hockley’s job as tough as a rookie spinner facing Virat Kohli on debut, says EX-ICC CEO Malcolm Speed
•Malcolm Speed said Kevin Roberts lost his CEO job as he lost trust and respect of the players
Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket Australia sack 40 staff members, cut salaries to shore up finances during COVID-19
•The cost-cutting measures, which also include the suspension of international tours for lower-tier and junior teams, will save the board up to A$40 million a year and “partly mitigate” the impact of COVID-19 on revenue, CA said in a statement.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts resigns; Nick Hockley named interim CEO
•Roberts will be replaced by interim CEO Nick Hockley, the chief executive of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, CA chairman Earl Eddings told reporters in a video call.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts set to be sacked, say reports
•Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts is set to be replaced by an interim CEO after losing support of the board over his stewardship of the game during the coronavirus shutdown.
Australian cricketers brace for deeper pay cuts as CA continues to grapple with finances due to COVID-19, say media reports
•Players are paid just over a quarter of the revenues as per their revenue-sharing agreement in their collecting bargaining agreement with Cricket Australia.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook
•Australian cricket faces another round of cost-cutting to shore up finances hit by the coronavirus shutdown and no part of the game will be immune, board chief Kevin Roberts said on Friday.
T20 World Cup 2020 schedule under ‘very high risk’, says Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts
•Cricket Australia is bracing for the “very high risk” of the men’s T20 World Cup being postponed and the resulting financial hit during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chances of Australia hosting India for Test series in home summer are 9/10, says CA chief Kevin Roberts
•Roberts was less optimistic about Australia’s chances of hosting the Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to start in October, given the logistical challenge of bringing in 15 teams.
Cricket Australia rushed into cost-cutting measures in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, says NSW cricket chief
•As part of its cost-cutting measures, Cricket Australia had furloughed about 80 percent of its staff and is currently pushing member states to agree to a 25 per cent cuts to their grants, besides being in talks with players about adjusting pay.