Steven Smith (capt) and Cameron Bancroft (L) of Australia during day 3 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia. Photo / Getty Images.
Steven Smith (capt) and Cameron Bancroft (L) of Australia during day 3 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia. Photo / Getty Images.
Cricket Australia (CA) has revealed the full panel that will lead a review into the culture of the men's team, and appointed The Ethics Centre to conduct a co-concurrent review into its own organisational culture in the wake of the Cape Town ball-tampering saga.
Rick McCosker is chairing the player-ledreview into the team's culture, with his six-person panel featuring three current — Tim Paine, Pat Cummins — and two former — Shane Watson and George Bailey — men's team players, Southern Stars player Rachael Haynes and the yet-to-be-appointed new head coach.
Aside from Watson, who was nominated by the Australian Cricketers' Association, the panel's members were nominated by McCosker and approved by the CA Board.
Alongside reporting its findings to the Ethics Centre, the panel has been tasked with looking into a behavioural charter for the men's team that balances the need to perform at a high level with high expectations of the team's conduct on and off the field.
The Ethics Centre is an independent not-for-profit organisation from Sydney and its review will be led by its executive director Dr Simon Longstaff.
The review will look into whether any cultural, organisational or governance issues within the team, Cricket Australia or Australian cricket itself contributed to the nadir that was the Cape Town ball-tampering saga that landed Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft lengthy bans and sullied the game's reputation.
It will then recommend steps for CA and Australia cricket to consider to address any issues that arise and ensure incidents akin to the ball-tampering scandal do not happen again.
Speaking on SEN Radio on Tuesday morning, CA chief James Sutherland said he was intent on playing a part in the new Australian cricket landscape.
"I haven't thought about (resigning as CEO) and I really see the responsibility I have to push through this and deal with the situation," he said on Whateley.
"When I reconcile all of this, I see this as a really significant opportunity for growth within Australian cricket, the team, the development of our players and all the way through to the pathways.
"This is an opportunity for the game to get better and it will be better through this."
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