Waching daily Oct 3 2018

Cricket Australia have confirmed their new CEO on Wednesday Morning, with Kevin Roberts stepping up to take the top job

With outgoing CEO James Sutherland announcing his resignation following the ball-tampering debacle in South Africa earlier this year, he steps out of the job to be succeeded by the man who has served under him as chief operating officer

Sutherland held off his resignation long enough so Cricket Australia could have a smooth handover process of the position

Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Reddit Email Share Roberts joined the board of Cricket Australia in 2012, and in 2015 relinquished his position to assume an executive role with responsibilities for strategy, people, culture, technology, female engagement and member services

In May this year, Kevin was promoted to the new role of Chief Operating Officer at Cricket Australia

Chairman David Peever said Roberts was the best candidate for the important position

"Our position within the Australian community and as a representative on the global stage is key to our success

Kevin is the best candidate for our organisation and has been given a clear mandate by the Board to deliver our strategy to ensure cricket maintains a strong and sustainable foothold in sport locally and globally," said Peever

"Given the complexity of the role and the increasing challenges facing our sport, the Board concluded that an internal candidate with first-hand experience driving strategic transformation and engagement at CA would be best placed to help ensure continued success for Australian cricket

"Prior to joining Cricket Australia, Roberts worked with Netball Australia and the Australian Sporting Goods Association, while he also played 23 games for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield competition, as well as representing the Australian national team in junior cricket

Roberts said he was looking forward to the challenge ahead.Advertisement Advertisement "It is a great privilege and responsibility to lead and serve the cricket community as CEO of Cricket Australia

I thank the Board for this opportunity and look forward to commencing in the role," said Roberts

For more infomation >> Kevin Roberts unveiled as new Cricket Australia CEO - Blog news - Duration: 2:59.

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Royal News: Queen hid behind bush at Buckingham Palace to avoid meeting hideous diplomat - Duration: 2:41.

 The international pariah Communist dictator Ceausescu visited the UK in 1978 for four days

 The Queen ostensibly welcomed the Romanian leader at London's Victoria Station and was later pictured sitting beside him in a state Landau carriage to Buckingham Palace The honour of riding in the Queen's carriage is expected as part of a full state visit but according to royal author Robert Hardman who wrote 'Our Queen, the monarch tried to avoid meeting him other than when necessary

 While walking her dogs in the Palace gardens, the Queen spotted Ceausescu and his wife Elena heading in her direction

 The Queen decided the best course of action was to hide behind a bush rather than attempt polite conversation, Her Majesty told a lunch guest some years later, Mr Hardman said

 Ceausescu and his wife were tried and convicted of economic sabotage and genocide in a trial lasting just one hour in 1989

 The pair was immediately executed by firing squad. Ceausescu served concurrently as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, the president of Romania and the president of the state council from 1974 to 1989

 Before his trial in 1989, Ceausescu ordered his military forces to open fire on protesters killing and injuring dozens

 The Queen over her 66 year reign has met with dozens of state leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US president George W Bush

 Next month Her Majesty will meet Donald Trump during his first official trip to the UK since he became US President, however, it will not be a full state visit

 A full state visit has been put off to a later following concerns of mass protests by critics of Mr Trump

 Amnesty International has already announced "thousands" of its supporters will protest during his visit

 The US President will be joined by his wife Melania Trump when he arrives on July 13