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Cricket Australia CEO Questioning High-Performance System After Weak Showing

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said that "questions will be asked" about the organization's high-performance system "in the wake of a dire Test campaign in Sri Lanka that continued the national team's woeful recent record in Asia," according to Chris Barrett of THE AGE. A review of the 3-0 series defeat, in which batsmen "floundered against spin, is being conducted with a sense of urgency with a four-Test tour of India less than six months away." Sutherland said, "Are some of the fundamental things that we are doing to prepare our players to perform well and be highly competitive in subcontinental conditions passing the test? I think that's where the review gets a little bit more meaty and challenging and more fundamental, going right down into questioning our high-performance systems as well." Sutherland's comments come four days after former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden claimed in a "stinging attack" that head coach Darren Lehmann and CA Team Performance Manager Pat Howard had "too much power over the team" and labeled the influence of the high-performance sector as "absolute horseshit" (THE AGE, 8/31).

FUNDING BOOST: In Sydney, Amanda Lulham reported CA is "re-opening its coffers to fund an unexpected level of interest in establishing new competitions" for women's cricket. Sutherland confirmed an additional A$500,000 ($375,780) has "been found to back new, and develop existing, girls-only cricket leagues -- double the original amount allocated." Sutherland admits he has been "surprised by the level of interest which will translate into the formation of 46 new all-girls' competitions and the expansion of 11 existing competitions" (DAILY TELEGRAPH, 8/31).

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