FILE PHOTO: Cricket - South Africa v Australia - Third ODI - Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa - March 7, 2020 The Australia players look dejected after South Africa win the Third ODI REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Friends in high places may have enabled Kevin Roberts' surprise ascent to the top job at Cricket Australia in the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, but he had few allies left when the knives came out during the coronavirus crisis.
Cricket Australia (CA) announced Roberts' resignation with immediate effect on Tuesday, following months of criticism over his stewardship during the COVID-19 shutdown.
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