ponting for head coach imo. he was a dick as skipper sure but in a completely different way to smith and lehmann. drag lehmann out from wherever he's hiding and bin him.
Steve WaughYeah I've wanted this for a while. Not 100% sure he'll be the most publicly accepted man for the job given his career record, though.
now this is disproportionate punishmentgreg chappell imo
Well at least his form of ethical issues wasn't technically cheating at the time.greg chappell imo
Steve Rixon is happily employed and his employers need him more than ever. Thank you very muchthey could poach back steve rixon if they don't want to go the ponting route. he's done wonders for young sides in need of a boot up arse before.
CA might have a bit more money to throw around soon if there are pay cuts all round to a few high profile players.Steve Rixon is happily employed and his employers need him more than ever. Thank you very much
is he even playing fc cricket regularly yet?holding out hope for a wacky billy stanlake call up if the bowlers get in trouble and banned
They wouldn't go for someone like Rixon anyway. This whole thing is essentially driven by public mob outrage; they'll go for someone from the "good old days" to restore the status of Australian cricket or w/e. It'll be Waugh or Ponting or someone else from the late 90s or early 00s when the team won everything and no one cared about anything else.Steve Rixon is happily employed and his employers need him more than ever. Thank you very much
Haha yeah so true.They wouldn't go for someone like Rixon anyway. This whole thing is essentially driven by public mob outrage; they'll go for someone from the "good old days" to restore the status of Australian cricket or w/e.
nope, but neither did cummins so why pick someone who deserves it when there's precedent to have fun and maybe it will pay off anyway?is he even playing fc cricket regularly yet?
It doesn't really work like that; they'll have to pay them anyway, plus retainers for the non-contracted guys they bring in. Dropping guys would cost them money.CA might have a bit more money to throw around soon if there are pay cuts all round to a few high profile players.
Yeah and I think this is part of why they're going the whole "due process" shtick too, it's actually not legally straightforward to just sack Smith, apparently.It doesn't really work like that; they'll have to pay them anyway, plus retainers for the non-contracted guys they bring in. Dropping guys would cost them money.
Would that not depend on the contract... some sort of 'morality' clause... bringing game into disrepute etc could allow for the contracts to be ended without payment.It doesn't really work like that; they'll have to pay them anyway, plus retainers for the non-contracted guys they bring in. Dropping guys would cost them money.
can't they just ghost him and encourage him to take some leave like everywhere else would?Yeah and I think this is part of why they're going the whole "due process" shtick too, it's actually not legally straightforward to just sack Smith, apparently.
Contracts for the year are about to expire anyway, unless they're on one of those longer-term ones I've heard about.Would that not depend on the contract... some sort of 'morality' clause... bringing game into disrepute etc could allow for the contracts to be ended without payment.