Coronavirus impact: Cricket Australia reduce size of national umpire panel
Cricket | June 05, 2020 15:04 ISTThe reduction in the number of umpires means the 10-member panel will have to officiate in more games than last season.
The reduction in the number of umpires means the 10-member panel will have to officiate in more games than last season.
The umpire leadership group willingly engaged in discussions with CA to help the board with their cost-saving measures.
The Australia Cricketers' Association is set to reject CA's revised revenue projections, which see a 50 per cent fall on what the board had expected before.
According to the schedule, India will play three T20Is against Australia between October 11 to 17, which will be followed by the ICC T20 World Cup. The Border-Gavaskar series will begin from December 3 while the ODIs will start from January 12.
The Test match was an uncertain affair given the coronavirus pandemic which has led to travel restrictions Down Under. However, Cricket Australia gave the day-night Test a go-ahead as part of their summer home fixture.
In the Test contest, the opener will be played at the Gabba, followed by matches at Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney respectively.
According to a report, a letter from Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings was sent to ICC's Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee on Thursday calling for the tournament to be shifted to 2021.
CA is currently under a lot of financial stress and is desperate to have the India series, which will fill its coffers with AUD 300 million from broadcast rights after it had to cut costs due to the pandemic.
Cricket Australia's Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager Alex Kountouris said they have drawn up a set of overall guidelines for players to safely return to training though competitive cricket is likely to be played only later this year.
The Australia Cricketers Association (ACA) lashed out at Cricket Australia (CA) for adopting cost-cutting measures for the remainder of the financial year.
A shortened season is being speculated with CA struggling to stay afloat in the wake of the coronavirus break and is facing losses worth millions of dollars.
Australia is slated to hold the World T20 starting October and Dhumal feels that the logistical challenges behind organising teams amid the coronavirus pandemic will be huge.
Cricket Australia is set to begin the pre-season training under new rules as it eyes a comeback to cricket action.
Last month, Cricket Australia (CA) had already put 80 percent of its staff on 20 percent salary till end of June, while a handful of others, including the executives, remained on 80 percent pay.
Cricket Australia is staring at a staggering loss of 300 million Australian dollars if things don't go ahead as planned.
CA is staring at losing a staggering 300 million Australian dollars in the wake of the pandemic and India's four-Test tour in December-January could provide relief to the struggling body.
There was a time when the country would field an 'A' squad alongside its main team for an annual limited overs triangular series in the Australian summer.
Cricket Australia also welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement regarding national principles for the recommencement of community and professional sport, as agreed by the national cabinet.
Khawaja and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis were the two big names who were dropped from the central contracts list.
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in consultation with medical experts, sporting bodies, and federal and state governments, has come up with guidelines, restricting the use of saliva and sweat to shine the ball.
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