Cricket Australia has reached a "confidential settlement" with
its former coach Mickey Arthur, who was taking legal action against his
former employer following his abrupt dismissal in June.
Arthur was sacked after Australia's dismal Champions Trophy campaign which followed swiftly on from the 4-0 Test series whitewash they suffered in India in March.
But a statement released by CA confirmed that both parties had reached an agreement. "Both Mickey and CA agree that it is unfortunate that the dispute was not settled prior to the issuing of legal proceedings," it read. "Both parties agree that a resolution now is in the interests of the Australian cricket team and cricket generally in Australia. Cricket Australia appreciates the efforts that Mickey applied to his coaching role, and wishes him the very best in his future career."
That, however, is not the end of legal issues for CA. The former fast bowler Nathan Bracken has gone public with his frustration at the governing body's approach to his claim against it for culpability in the injury that ended his career. Bracken is seeking compensation for the earnings he lost when forced to retire with a knee injury in January 2011 at the age of 33, two years after his last international appearance. The main case is not expected to be heard until next year, but the parties are already locked in a pre-hearing battle over Cricket Australia's refusal to release key documents to Bracken's legal team.
Richard O'Keefe, representing Bracken, said: "All this is about is preventing access to various documents by subjecting them to onerous confidentiality restrictions. That, with respect, is going too far."
However, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Dominic Priestley, the counsel for Cricket Australia, said his client had already provided ''ten of thousands'' of documents to Bracken, and that it was only asking for a ''handful'' to be covered by a confidentiality agreement. He said Bracken was wasting the court's time by bringing the document dispute to court rather than reaching a solution among the parties.
In a written statement, Bracken was quoted as saying: ''It is disappointing that this argument has arisen in the course of my claim. I would much have preferred to be able to resolve this argument and indeed my claim through private discussions. Hopefully that remains possible."
Cricket Australia seems to have been firefighting on a daily basis for months, with numerous less serious off-field embarrassments – most recently an abusive description of a third-umpire decision at Lord's on their official Twitter feed. They conceded this week that the investigation into that incident had failed to discover what had happened.
Arthur was sacked after Australia's dismal Champions Trophy campaign which followed swiftly on from the 4-0 Test series whitewash they suffered in India in March.
But a statement released by CA confirmed that both parties had reached an agreement. "Both Mickey and CA agree that it is unfortunate that the dispute was not settled prior to the issuing of legal proceedings," it read. "Both parties agree that a resolution now is in the interests of the Australian cricket team and cricket generally in Australia. Cricket Australia appreciates the efforts that Mickey applied to his coaching role, and wishes him the very best in his future career."
That, however, is not the end of legal issues for CA. The former fast bowler Nathan Bracken has gone public with his frustration at the governing body's approach to his claim against it for culpability in the injury that ended his career. Bracken is seeking compensation for the earnings he lost when forced to retire with a knee injury in January 2011 at the age of 33, two years after his last international appearance. The main case is not expected to be heard until next year, but the parties are already locked in a pre-hearing battle over Cricket Australia's refusal to release key documents to Bracken's legal team.
Richard O'Keefe, representing Bracken, said: "All this is about is preventing access to various documents by subjecting them to onerous confidentiality restrictions. That, with respect, is going too far."
However, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Dominic Priestley, the counsel for Cricket Australia, said his client had already provided ''ten of thousands'' of documents to Bracken, and that it was only asking for a ''handful'' to be covered by a confidentiality agreement. He said Bracken was wasting the court's time by bringing the document dispute to court rather than reaching a solution among the parties.
In a written statement, Bracken was quoted as saying: ''It is disappointing that this argument has arisen in the course of my claim. I would much have preferred to be able to resolve this argument and indeed my claim through private discussions. Hopefully that remains possible."
Cricket Australia seems to have been firefighting on a daily basis for months, with numerous less serious off-field embarrassments – most recently an abusive description of a third-umpire decision at Lord's on their official Twitter feed. They conceded this week that the investigation into that incident had failed to discover what had happened.
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