Trevor Hohns appointed interim Chairman of Selectors, Greg Chappell joins panel [update#20]

[Abdullah719]

Rod Marsh stands down as Chairman of Selectors

Cricket Australia has today announced that its Chairman of Selectors, Rod Marsh, has made the decision to resign from his position on the National Selection Panel, effective immediately.

Mr Marsh was appointed Chairman of Selectors for Cricket Australia on 2 May 2014, replacing John Inverarity. He was previously Cricket Australia's manager of elite coaching development.

Cricket Australia’s Chairman, David Peever, thanked Mr Marsh for his tenure and involvement in Australian cricket.

“Rod has played a pivotal role during a time of change in Australian cricket, which has seen the team hold the top positions in both Test and One-Day rankings as well as secure an ICC Cricket World Cup victory.

“We understand this decision has not come easily for Rod and on behalf of Australian cricket we thank him for his leadership and the integrity and insight he brought to the role throughout his tenure as the National Selector and the lifelong commitment he has given to our sport. Above all else, Rod is an outstanding person.”

Mr Marsh remains one of the most respected wicket-keepers to have ever played international cricket. His Test career spanned 14 years from 1970-1984. During this time he collected a then-record of 355 dismissals.

From 1990 to 2001 he oversaw the development of Australia’s best young cricketers as Head Coach of the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy. Throughout that time, the Academy, under the guidance of Mr Marsh, helped launch the international career of 27 Australian players including Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.

Mr Marsh then worked for the England and Wales Cricket Board as the inaugural Director of its National Academy and later as a selector.

Speaking on his decision, Mr Marsh said: “This is my own decision and no one within Cricket Australia has pressured me or even suggested that I should do this. Clearly, though, it is time for some fresh thinking, just as it is for our Test team to welcome some new faces as we build for the future.

“I have always had the best interests of Australian cricket foremost in my heart, and that's why I have made this decision.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the role and want to thank the coach, the staff, my co-selectors and all the players for their support and honesty over the past two and a half years. It was a thrill for me to be involved in many successes, including the World Cup win in 2015.

“I wish the captain, coach and the team all the best going forward. We will be great again.’’

The Board of Cricket Australia will hold an extraordinary meeting later this evening, where a decision on an interim appointment is expected to be reached. An announcement on this appointment will be made in due course.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

About time. Should've been sacked long time ago.

 

[Suleiman]

Could never imagine something like this happening in PCB, where someone not fit for the job steps down on his own terms. Where the usual leech-like selectors and administrators will completely sap the PCB dry of money doesn't matter if their pathetic decisions end up humiliating the team on the field or off the field.

Ofc this was more prevalent from 2004-2013. After Shahryar's appointment things are somewhat stable, but you still got guys like that Shakil saab.

Marsh family looks like the Akmal family. Can't keep either one out of Pak/Aussie cricket.

 

[R1ddlR]

has made some shocking/biased calls over the past year - agree with Chief.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Australia need revamp like England. Else more disgrace are on the card.

 

[Belawal2014]

Make Australia Great Again.

 

[R1ddlR]

Warnie or Healy will take over - Mark MY WORDSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Warnie or Healy will take over - Mark MY WORDSSSSSSSSSSS

Based on what? Just because they said they wanted to help out during commentary?

 

[Hawkeye]

Not sure if this is the solution.

Their domestic Shield circuit isn't producing some outstanding stars either. It's a bit like Pak's domestic scene, not much world class quality in there these days. [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION]

They gave a chance to the players who were good at that time, they need to be stuck with. I understand they're failing now, but not entirely selector's fault.

 

[Kakar]

Not sure if this is the solution.

Their domestic Shield circuit isn't producing some outstanding stars either. It's a bit like Pak's domestic scene, not much world class quality in there these days. [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION]

They gave a chance to the players who were good at that time, they need to be stuck with. I understand they're failing now, but not entirely selector's fault.

They have made some shocking decisions. An example is Bird being ignored because he can't bat.

 

[Convict]

Could never imagine something like this happening in PCB, where someone not fit for the job steps down on his own terms. Where the usual leech-like selectors and administrators will completely sap the PCB dry of money doesn't matter if their pathetic decisions end up humiliating the team on the field or off the field.

Ofc this was more prevalent from 2004-2013. After Shahryar's appointment things are somewhat stable, but you still got guys like that Shakil saab.

Marsh family looks like the Akmal family. Can't keep either one out of Pak/Aussie cricket.

Rod Marsh is not related to Geoff and his sons

 

[Junaids]

Those of you outside Australia need to understand the differences between how English and Australian fans consume cricket and respond to defeat. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] will both recognise what I'm about to write.

Aussies are terrific sports. Play a game of sport with them and they play hard, but play fair, and share a drink afterwards.

But we English are used to losing at cricket and, as recently displayed in Bangladesh and Barbados, when we lose to inferior opposition we say "that's great for Bangladesh, such a privilege for us to have been there".

We are used to losing often, and we are fairly graceful when it happens because we have had a lot of practice.

Not Aussies. As soon as their team starts losing, they stop watching. And currently they are angry with their team, feel that they are not trying enough (starting to sound like Pakistanis, I know!)

Today the almost universal reaction has been that heads must roll in the team, there need to be sweeping changes.

And there will probably be slightly too many changes, and the team will be destabilised more than required.

Seriously, they are thirsting for blood today.

 

[Convict]

Those of you outside Australia need to understand the differences between how English and Australian fans consume cricket and respond to defeat. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] will both recognise what I'm about to write.

Aussies are terrific sports. Play a game of sport with them and they play hard, but play fair, and share a drink afterwards.

But we English are used to losing at cricket and, as recently displayed in Bangladesh and Barbados, when we lose to inferior opposition we say "that's great for Bangladesh, such a privilege for us to have been there".

We are used to losing often, and we are fairly graceful when it happens because we have had a lot of practice.

Not Aussies. As soon as their team starts losing, they stop watching. And currently they are angry with their team, feel that they are not trying enough (starting to sound like Pakistanis, I know!)

Today the almost universal reaction has been that heads must roll in the team, there need to be sweeping changes.

And there will probably be slightly too many changes, and the team will be destabilised more than required.

Seriously, they are thirsting for blood today.

Rod Marsh is quite clearly a scapegoat because the bloke who was going to retire in a few months is the easiest way to calm things down.

 

[Suleiman]

Rod Marsh is not related to Geoff and his sons

My bad.

Had a feeling I was missing something since Rod looks nothing like Shaun or Mitch..

 

[Junaids]

Rod Marsh is quite clearly a scapegoat because the bloke who was going to retire in a few months is the easiest way to calm things down.

Oh I agree, but it's a bit more than that too.

The Marsh/Hohns/Junior selection panel had plotted a certain course and couldn't really stick to it now because public opinion demands sweeping changes, while at the same time they have discarded Matthew Wade, Jackson Bird and Mitchell Marsh.

But now with only Junior and Hohns left it is easier and less humiliating to go directly against what the Marsh selection panel had decided.

Seriously, I get that time is up for Voges and Nevill. And that Ferguson was a crazy panic selection.

But I'm not sure that there should be too many other changes.

 

[Pantani]

Those of you outside Australia need to understand the differences between how English and Australian fans consume cricket and respond to defeat. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] will both recognise what I'm about to write.

Aussies are terrific sports. Play a game of sport with them and they play hard, but play fair, and share a drink afterwards.

But we English are used to losing at cricket and, as recently displayed in Bangladesh and Barbados, when we lose to inferior opposition we say "that's great for Bangladesh, such a privilege for us to have been there".

We are used to losing often, and we are fairly graceful when it happens because we have had a lot of practice.

Not Aussies. As soon as their team starts losing, they stop watching. And currently they are angry with their team, feel that they are not trying enough (starting to sound like Pakistanis, I know!)

Today the almost universal reaction has been that heads must roll in the team, there need to be sweeping changes.

And there will probably be slightly too many changes, and the team will be destabilised more than required.

Seriously, they are thirsting for blood today.

There's losing, and then there's the Humiliation in Hobart, the Pounding in Perth, the Capitulation in Colombo, the Gassing in Galle, the Killing in Kandy. Australia's test defeats have been so emphatic lately that you could start giving them names.

English heads rolled after the two five - nil Ashes whitewashes over the past ten years and the 2015 World Cup campaign.

I think your statement about graceful losing only holds true when losing narrowly or at least having put up a competitive fight. Australia have been competitive for about three days in total in the last five tests. That sort of sustained ineptitude tries the patience of anybody. Even Indian heads rolled after their 8 away test losses in a row.

 

[Junaids]

There's losing, and then there's the Humiliation in Hobart, the Pounding in Perth, the Capitulation in Colombo, the Gassing in Galle, the Killing in Kandy. Australia's test defeats have been so emphatic lately that you could start giving them names.

English heads rolled after the two five - nil Ashes whitewashes over the past ten years and the 2015 World Cup campaign.

I think your statement about graceful losing only holds true when losing narrowly or at least having put up a competitive fight. Australia have been competitive for about three days in total in the last five tests. That sort of sustained ineptitude tries the patience of anybody. Even Indian heads rolled after their 8 away test losses in a row.

You know what?

Technically you're correct.

But in reality, you're completely wrong.

Aussie cricket fans only count what happens at home, with the sole exception of away Ashes tours. Defeats anywhere else in the world don't count - not even in New Zealand - and hardly anyone knows that they recently lost 3-0 in Sri Lanka and 5-0 in South Africa.

Australia could lose 10 Tests in a row from March to October in India, West Indies, Nepal and Burkina Faso and the general public would neither know nor care.

But losing twice at home is the crisis.

You and I both know that nothing has happened suddenly.

The failures against seam and swing were already happening in England 15 months ago and even at Cape Town 5 years ago. The failures against spin were happening in India nearly four years ago.

But it is a crisis now because it happened at home on free-to-air terrestrial TV.

 

[Hasan123]

Finally they got rid of him. Hopefully they get a better selector.

 

[Robert]

Those of you outside Australia need to understand the differences between how English and Australian fans consume cricket and respond to defeat. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] and [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] will both recognise what I'm about to write.

Aussies are terrific sports. Play a game of sport with them and they play hard, but play fair, and share a drink afterwards.

But we English are used to losing at cricket and, as recently displayed in Bangladesh and Barbados, when we lose to inferior opposition we say "that's great for Bangladesh, such a privilege for us to have been there".

We are used to losing often, and we are fairly graceful when it happens because we have had a lot of practice.

Yep.

Apart from the Olympians, and the RFU team of late....

 

[Abdullah719]

Trevor Hohns appointed interim Chairman of Selectors, Greg Chappell joins panel

The Board of Cricket Australia has announced that Trevor Hohns has accepted the position of interim Chairman of Selectors. Cricket Australia’s National Talent Manager, Greg Chappell, will also join the panel on an interim basis.

The Board held an extraordinary meeting yesterday evening, following the decision by Rod Marsh to stand down as full-time chairman, to confirm the changes.

Mr Hohns holds a vast amount of selection experience, having been a national selector from 1993 to 2006, including 10 years as chairman of the panel. From 2011, he was a selector for Queensland Cricket and its state talent manager, before rejoining the National Selection Panel in May 2014. Mr Hohns continued in his role as Queensland’s state talent manager but will now relinquish this to concentrate full-time on the National Selection Panel.

Cricket Australia’s Chairman, David Peever, said Mr Hohns had agreed to fulfil the duties of Chairman of Selectors on an interim basis, to enable a complete recruitment process to be conducted for the role and for the necessary continuity in the selection processes.

“It is vital that Australian cricket finds the best candidate for this role. Trevor is highly experienced as a selector, and will ensure we place our best players on the field this summer while we seek a permanent replacement for Rod.”

Mr Chappell has also been instrumental in developing the game. Shortly after his retirement from Test cricket, he was appointed a selector for the Australian team in 1984, and also became a member of the Australian Cricket Board. He resigned from both position in mid-1988. Mr Chappell was re-appointed as a selector in 2010, and then in 2011 moved to the role of National Talent Manager, overseeing Cricket Australia’s Youth Pathway program.

Speaking on Mr Chappell’s appointment, Mr Peever said: “Greg has been instrumental in restructuring our youth pathway program, driving the National Performance Squad, the introduction of a CA XI squad in the domestic one-day cup and creating clear pathways for talented youth in Australian cricket to aspire to wear the Baggy Green. His in-depth knowledge of up-and-coming talent in the Australian system will be invaluable.’’

Whilst undertaking the interim position on the National Selection Panel, Mr Chappell will relinquish his role as Cricket Australia’s National Talent Manager.

Mr Peever said the Board also supported senior management and its ability to deliver Cricket Australia’s strategy.

“Naturally the Board and our senior executive are disappointed with the recent Test performances, but we have every confidence that all those involved, including our coaching staff and team management, will do their utmost to turn that around.’’

The Board will now begin a process to identify permanent members of the National Selection Panel, with no deadline set to complete this.

 

[MMHS]

What's the point? It had been, if Marsh was picking undeserving players. This is what they have best - SMarsh is injured, hence they picked Ferguson, who failed. Nevielle averages close to 40 in FC matches (excluding Test probably over 40 in Shields) & he is far better WK than Wade. They are desperately trying to get 35/35 stats from MMarsh - before that, tried Maxi in UAE, he was tempered out. Mennie was among the top wicket takers in last Shield season. Only question can be 38 years old Voges, but that guy had 5 hundreds in his first 12-13 Tests; still averages over 60.

Also, R Marsh was leaving in few months. This guy was instrumental in grooming one of the best ever generations, then served well for ECB; I don't think he deserved this.

Trevor Hohns or Greg won't be able to change anything much, unless -

1. Old Aussie wickets return in AUS, where bowlers win matches (but not mine fields that "any bowler" can get wickets with length-line bowling.
2. Shield season is prioritized between Nov - Feb period. Big Bash may run for 4 weeks in DEC, but Shield matches need to be prioritized.
3. Spin has to be brought back in AUS cricket - with bat (Spin playing ability) & ball; even in T20s.

 

[Haroon786]

You know what?

Technically you're correct.

But in reality, you're completely wrong.

Aussie cricket fans only count what happens at home, with the sole exception of away Ashes tours. Defeats anywhere else in the world don't count - not even in New Zealand - and hardly anyone knows that they recently lost 3-0 in Sri Lanka and 5-0 in South Africa.

Australia could lose 10 Tests in a row from March to October in India, West Indies, Nepal and Burkina Faso and the general public would neither know nor care.

But losing twice at home is the crisis.

You and I both know that nothing has happened suddenly.

The failures against seam and swing were already happening in England 15 months ago and even at Cape Town 5 years ago. The failures against spin were happening in India nearly four years ago.

But it is a crisis now because it happened at home on free-to-air terrestrial TV.

[MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] can you add/diverge to this view ?