Cricket - Cricket Australia Press Conference - Bristol - 24/6/13 Cricket Australia's CEO James Sutherland during the press conference Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Andrew Boyers Livepic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Long-serving Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland said on Wednesday he would step down as chief executive next year but denied the ball-tampering scandal had played a part in the decision.
The 52-year-old, who took up the role in 2001, resigns amid cultural reviews into the cricket board and the national team in the wake of the Cape Town scandal which shocked the sports-mad nation and caused the loss of a key sponsor.
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