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[Wooly]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/mickey-arthur-sacked-as-australian-coach/story-fni2fnmo-1226668681433

Goes from bad to worse for us Aussies although appointing Lehmann is a good move.  He won't put up with any of the rubbish that's been going on.

[smokem]

Is James Sutherland teflon-coated? Surely the CEO at the centre of the demise of Australia cricket - who couldn't work out a solution without the Argus review, who is still making a hash of everything since the review - should graciously accept his monumental stuff-ups and take a walk like any half decent CEO would?

[Wedge2408]

It seems cricket Australia can't get anything right. Virtually nothing suggested in the Argus report has been implemented and we've now sacked a coach right before a huge test series, it's an absolute joke. I think that the powers that be, eg: the ceo, performance manger etc, should be the ones out the door. This supposed rebuild has gone nowhere so unfortunately they need to start again.
All this aside, Darren Lehmann is a good choice as coach. Hopefully he can get us moving in the right direction... 

[Johng]

This all points to the CEO and the board.

Clarke has also contributed to a culture of his mates and others which breeds mistrust and in a team environment that is suicide.

Cricket is being killed by the AFL as there are limited opportunities in cricket and most of the talent in 4 states are choosing aussie rules over cricket killing off the talent pool.

Arthur in a lot ways is the fall guy but Lehmann wont take any (No Swearing Please) particularly from Clarke which is positive.

[langer17]

May actually get to see some Queenslanders be picked now.

[Tail Ender]

Clarke has also relinquished his role as a selector. CA have made a massive mess of this. I assume the press conference will be presented in full clown get up, aptly keeping with the circus theme.

[Vic Nicholas]

James Sutherland should resign - effective immediately.

Those of you from England, SA, NZ etc do not know this guys background. He has monumentally cocked up everything he has been involved in.

How he was thought the best man to be running the game in Australia is one of life's great mysteries.

[400notout]

So Clarke obviously got on alright with Arthur?

Him resigning as a selector is ridiculous. So Clarke will only know what 11/12 he's got afterwards! How's that for preparation.

Mind you, Lehmann is a good appointment, England should be more worried now than yesterday anyway.

[ppccopener]

im a die hard England fan and have been over to Aus to watch our team,and the ribbing we got from the Aussies was relentless,back in the days the Australian team beat everyone before them.
but, in all honestly take no pleasure from what is going on with their team.
the 'homework' issue being out in the public domain was just embarrassing,the Mangement is all over the shop, I dont like Clarke's high handed press conferences or the business like talk I keep hearing.

David Warner made a serious error of judgement and has been punished appropriatley from aiming a punch,he's not the first and wont be the last do do something wrong after a few drinks.....

I think the Australians now need to revert back to the old players,those that have test experience and learn from them.
the hot tip Lehmann is taking over may be just what is required.

This is going to take some time to sort out.Australian cricket needs to be strong for the benefit of cricket.
i'm sure many won't agree with this post but that's my view.

[smokem]

James Sutherland should resign - effective immediately.

Those of you from England, SA, NZ etc do not know this guys background. He has monumentally cocked up everything he has been involved in.

How he was thought the best man to be running the game in Australia is one of life's great mysteries.

Agreed. He's a massive joke...

[lazza32]

darren is excellent at identifying talent and bringing them thru. Good news for australia.

[Johng]

I do know James Sutherland as our two sons played representative cricket together. I remember asking him just before England toured in the last ashes series what he intended on doing with Andrew Hilditch his reply startled me saying, you need a strong and visionary chairman of selectors and we have that with Andrew, I rest my case.

He is well bred and from the right school Geelong Grammar, he also is a yes man as the board love that, but now this incompetent peanut needs to go and now!!!!!

I am begining to believe that he is a English spy in charge of destroying Australian cricket.

[The_Bird]

Meanwhile in the England camp...

http://youtu.be/Cst3Zy5RWNQ

[Julesoak]

On somewhere near $850k according to Mike Selvey - where do I sign up??!

[Johng]

im a die hard England fan and have been over to Aus to watch our team,and the ribbing we got from the Aussies was relentless,back in the days the Australian team beat everyone before them.
but, in all honestly take no pleasure from what is going on with their team.
the 'homework' issue being out in the public domain was just embarrassing,the Mangement is all over the shop, I dont like Clarke's high handed press conferences or the business like talk I keep hearing.

David Warner made a serious error of judgement and has been punished appropriatley from aiming a punch,he's not the first and wont be the last do do something wrong after a few drinks.....

I think the Australians now need to revert back to the old players,those that have test experience and learn from them.
the hot tip Lehmann is taking over may be just what is required.

This is going to take some time to sort out.Australian cricket needs to be strong for the benefit of cricket.
i'm sure many won't agree with this post but that's my view.

Agree. Cricket needs a strong Australia and England for the game to thrive!!!