CRICKET AUSTRALIA CODE

CRICKET AUSTRALIA CODE

The fact the board is вЂњcomfortableвЂќ Paine is still available for selection but not for the captaincy implies there is a separate, unwritten code of ethics - Freudenstein called it an вЂњincredibly, incredibly high standardвЂќ - that applies only to the Australian captain does that then mean the same events would be condoned if the player involved was in the Test team but not the captain?

He also insisted the current Code was fit for purpose which begged the question of whether it was fit for purpose in 2018 or, if the details had been made public back then, would the same Code have been applied differently.

Three years ago Paine was cleared of any misconduct or breach of the Code of Conduct and yet Freudenstein implied the Board would reach a different conclusion today based on that Code, notwithstanding updates made in late 2018, after the inquiry was concluded. What did become clear as Freudenstein spoke is that there are inconsistencies that are hard to reconcile. вЂњPersonally, when I joined the board two years ago, I had a very brief conversation where I was informed there had been an incident with Tim a few years earlier, that had been subject of an integrity review, and no finding of misconduct as far as I knew at the time.вЂќ вЂњThis became an issue again last week, and the current board was brought up to speed on that issue last week. вЂњI think people probably became aware at different stages,вЂќ Freudenstein said. The refusal to discuss the 2018 decision or explain what had changed and who knew what was repeated several times, although Hockley revealed he only became aware of the investigation on Wednesday while Freudenstein admitted he was briefed in 2019 that Paine had been investigated and cleared of any breach of the Code, although he wasnвЂ™t made fully aware of the details. What I am saying is that faced with the facts as they are today, the Board of Cricket Australia today would not have made that decision.вЂќ I'm not sure of all the circumstances that took place. вЂњI can't talk about the 2018 decision,вЂќ Freudenstein said. After thirty minutes of questions, there were few satisfactory answers.Д¬ricket Australia Chair Richard Freudenstein and CEO Nick Hockley fronted the media in the wake of Tim PaineвЂ™s resignation from the Test captaincy and spent much of the time reminding journalists that neither of them were at CA three years ago, when the then Board cleared Paine of any breach of its Code of Conduct following an investigations into private text messages shared with a Cricket Tasmania employee.ДЇreudenstein insisted that, faced with the same information today, the current Board of Directors would have come to a different conclusion and not endorsed PaineвЂ™s captaincy.

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