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| James Sutherland: Cricket Australia chief executive quits | James Sutherland: Cricket Australia chief executive quits |
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| Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that he will step down. | Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that he will step down. |
| Mr Sutherland said the "time is right" for him to depart his position, which he has held for 17 years. | Mr Sutherland said the "time is right" for him to depart his position, which he has held for 17 years. |
| He denied that his resignation had been hastened by a ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australia and prompted the suspensions of three players, including former captain Steve Smith. | He denied that his resignation had been hastened by a ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australia and prompted the suspensions of three players, including former captain Steve Smith. |
| Mr Sutherland will stay on for up to 12 months until his replacement is found. | Mr Sutherland will stay on for up to 12 months until his replacement is found. |
| "I feel very comfortable that this is the right time for me and a good time for the game," he said on Wednesday. | "I feel very comfortable that this is the right time for me and a good time for the game," he said on Wednesday. |
| "It is something that I have been thinking about for a long time... We have had some big, big things to deal with over the course of the last 12 months." | "It is something that I have been thinking about for a long time... We have had some big, big things to deal with over the course of the last 12 months." |
| He named a lucrative television rights deal and negotiations over pay for male and female cricketers as key recent achievements. | He named a lucrative television rights deal and negotiations over pay for male and female cricketers as key recent achievements. |
| Mr Sutherland had also faced scrutiny for his response to the ball-tampering incident at a Test match in South Africa in March. | Mr Sutherland had also faced scrutiny for his response to the ball-tampering incident at a Test match in South Africa in March. |
| Smith, former vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft are serving suspensions after admitting to the scandal, a ploy to give the team's bowlers an advantage. | |
| Coach Darren Lehmann stood down after the incident, despite being cleared of wrongdoing. | |
| Mr Sutherland, a former accountant and first-class player, first joined Cricket Australia in 1998. | Mr Sutherland, a former accountant and first-class player, first joined Cricket Australia in 1998. |