Cricket Australia (CA) has sensationally banned the ABC from speaking with players in post-match radio interviews after broadcaster Stuart Clark unleashed a brutally scathing attack on Australia’s senior leadership group. Speaking live on ABC, Clark said: ‘James Allsopp who runs cricket in Australia, the head of cricket, community cricket, is a grade club cricket coach that throws underarm balls to kids. However, Cricket Australia works to maintain relationships with broadcasters by asking certain players to conduct interviews after they have left the cricket field. Middlemas claimed that the decision by Cricket Australia was ‘extremely disappointing’. ‘So there is different times and different stages where we've been very complimentary of the selectors and the crew that are running Cricket Australia.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2026 14:56 UTC