Aussie panel to review form slump
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March 11, 2011, Friday
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FORMER Australian captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel charged with finding ways to make the national team more competitive following its humbling Ashes defeat to bitter rival England.
England retained the coveted urn after handing out three innings defeats in the five-test series that concluded in January, stunning the national side and sparking calls by local media and pundits for an overhaul of the game's administration.
The panel would be chaired by prominent businessman Don Argus, a former chairman of resources giant BHP Billiton, with former ICC and Australian Cricket Board chief Malcolm Speed as deputy chairman, Cricket Australia officials told reporters in Melbourne yesterday.
"I do want to stress that this review is not about individuals," CA chairman Jack Clarke said.
"It's about setting up processes, structures, systems to give Australian cricket the best chance of sustained future success. It will not be a witch-hunt.
"We normally do a review anyway, but not such a high-profile review. We haven't done it for some time. Australians don't like losing, I don't like losing either I've got to say.
"And I think to lose the Ashes twice a row in Australia - and we lost it pretty badly - I think any corporate business, whether it be a sporting business or whatever should look at its systems at some stage.
"There's no point sneaking behind a bush to do this, we'd much sooner be up front and tell the public what's going on."
Record streak
Border, who took over from Kim Hughes in 1984/85, helped Australia turn its fortunes around after a lean patch in the early and mid-80s, before handing the reins over to Taylor who cemented Australia's status as the world's top test side throughout the 1990s.
Waugh carried on Taylor's success from 1998/99, captaining a team many regarded as one of the best of all time, while leading Australia to a record streak of 16 test victories before his retirement in 2004.
Although enjoying initial success under current captain Ricky Ponting, Australia has struggled to replace a golden generation of players including bowling greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, who retired in 2007.
The team has slumped to fifth in the ICC test rankings, but is still holding onto its top ranking in one-day cricket and is in the process of trying to defend its World Cup title in the subcontinent.
England retained the coveted urn after handing out three innings defeats in the five-test series that concluded in January, stunning the national side and sparking calls by local media and pundits for an overhaul of the game's administration.
The panel would be chaired by prominent businessman Don Argus, a former chairman of resources giant BHP Billiton, with former ICC and Australian Cricket Board chief Malcolm Speed as deputy chairman, Cricket Australia officials told reporters in Melbourne yesterday.
"I do want to stress that this review is not about individuals," CA chairman Jack Clarke said.
"It's about setting up processes, structures, systems to give Australian cricket the best chance of sustained future success. It will not be a witch-hunt.
"We normally do a review anyway, but not such a high-profile review. We haven't done it for some time. Australians don't like losing, I don't like losing either I've got to say.
"And I think to lose the Ashes twice a row in Australia - and we lost it pretty badly - I think any corporate business, whether it be a sporting business or whatever should look at its systems at some stage.
"There's no point sneaking behind a bush to do this, we'd much sooner be up front and tell the public what's going on."
Record streak
Border, who took over from Kim Hughes in 1984/85, helped Australia turn its fortunes around after a lean patch in the early and mid-80s, before handing the reins over to Taylor who cemented Australia's status as the world's top test side throughout the 1990s.
Waugh carried on Taylor's success from 1998/99, captaining a team many regarded as one of the best of all time, while leading Australia to a record streak of 16 test victories before his retirement in 2004.
Although enjoying initial success under current captain Ricky Ponting, Australia has struggled to replace a golden generation of players including bowling greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, who retired in 2007.
The team has slumped to fifth in the ICC test rankings, but is still holding onto its top ranking in one-day cricket and is in the process of trying to defend its World Cup title in the subcontinent.
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