Ethical Issues and Considerations in Cricket Australia

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Executive summary
The aim of the following report is to depict the various issues within the Cricket Australia and
the role of Patrick Murphy as the Integrity Manager of the organization to get rid of these issues
positively. The Sandpaper gate issue has been one of the biggest issues that has been confronted
by Cricket Australia. The Cricket Australia has banned David Warner and Steve Smith for one
year as an immediate measure. Patrick Murphy has been very much enthusiastic in making the
renewals of the sports organizations. Mr. Murphy’s findings have been described here and his
recommendations have been described here as well. These things will have to be judged by the
authority. The organization will have to take into consideration the cultural audit and various
ethical considerations. These considerations will be very much effective for the organization to
deal with the various hazards within their organizational framework.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
General overview of the organization..............................................................................................4
Challenges faced by Patrick Murphy...............................................................................................4
All the main issues within the context.............................................................................................5
Culture audit at Cricket Australia..................................................................................................11
Ethical considerations in Cricket Australia...................................................................................14
Recommendations..........................................................................................................................17
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................20
References......................................................................................................................................21
Appendices....................................................................................................................................25

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Introduction
The purpose of the following report is to discuss upon the various ethical issues and
considerations in regards to the sports organization Cricket Australia that has taken place in the
recent times. The ethical issues have been very much significant in the various sports
organizations. Cricket Australia has come to the limelight of the matters since they have been
engaged in certain ethical issues over the years indeed. In this report, those several issues will be
discussed properly. The report will be prepared according to the case study that has been
provided. The issues are quite important in the modern context because the future of the players
and the coaches depend on these ethical issues instead (Stewart et al., 2018).
One of the most important things in the modern context of the organizations is their
corporate culture. It has been seen that the sports organizations will have to be much conscious
about the various things that are included in the corporate culture. This will be very significant
for the development of the sports organizations. Millions of people keep their eyes on the ways
the sports organizations around the world will be performing their works. The fans of the sports
teams rely highly on the ways the sports organizations present themselves. In this way it can be
said that the corporate culture of the sports organizations are very much important for the
improvement of the organizations (Wilson, 2018). The corporate culture and the natural overlook
of the sports organizations depend highly on the role of the several internal and external
stakeholders. The sports organization managers will have to keep an eye on the ways the
sportspersons behave within their professional; practices. Some of these players are the icons to
the fans so they have to manage their works properly. The ethical issues will have to be tackled
properly as well (Testoni et al., 2013).

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General overview of the organization
The Cricket Australia is considered to be one of the biggest sports organizations all over
the world. Cricket is perceived to be the most popular sports all over the world. The organization
has been able to make several strategies that have catered to their success
(Cricketaustralia.com.au, 2018). The players of the game are very famous and the fans consider
them as the role models. The incident that took place few months back regarding the ball
tampering by the senior players like David Warner and Steve Smith has left a negative
impression on the minds of the people. The CA is responsible for all the issues that arise within
the context of the game (Wilson, 2018). The new integrity manager Patrick Murphy has been
appointed by the organization to look after the several problems that have come up in the
organization. He has seen the challenges that are very important for the organization in the past
few months. He would look to improve the corporate culture of the organization and provide the
best insights on how to improve the corporate culture of the organization
(Cricketaustralia.com.au, 2018). The administrative capabilities of Patrick Murphy and his
powers to resolve the conflicts within the organization will be highly important to regain the lost
reputation of the organization.
Challenges faced by Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy was born in Victoria. This is the very reason he has been very much
aware of the impact of cricket as a sports on the culture of Australia. The corporate culture of the
sports organizations and the practices of the ethical practices within the organization had
attracted his attention all the more. He knew that the corporate culture of the CA depended
largely on the stances of their external stakeholders in a large way (Cleret, McNamee & Page,
2015). The role of culture within the sports arena had always been the main nurturing point of his

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practice in a large way. He had handled the ethical issues of Australian Grand Prix with much
expertise. He had been engaged in reinventing the national cultures of sports in many ways.
Patrick Murphy has been highly regarded as the individual working as the culture renewal
consultant. This is why the organization’s higher management will be highly dependent on Mr.
Murphy to resolve their ethical and cultural issues (Wagstaff, Fletcher & Hanton, 2012). The
public relation skills of Patrick Murphy had been much important to resolve the Albert Park
group activist protests. He had craftily managed the various issues that led him to earn the trust
of the higher management of the organization Cricket Australia. He has also stressed on the
various issues like the social responsibility of the sports organizations in the best ways (Skinner
& Stewart, 2017).
All the main issues within the context
Many issues have been seen and observed in this situation as the sports culture of the
organization has been much deteriorated the organizational culture of the country. The public
domains have been affected by the display of such unethical actions indeed. The use of the sand
paper to get the reverse swing had been detected by the umpires and the concerned match
officials. The use of the yellow sandpaper had been the most unethical thing for the bowlers.
Cameron Bancroft had been banned because of his actions. Some of the major things that could
be addressed in this matter are the integrity strategy, the staffing, the importance of the gender
diversity in the workplace and the various player issues (Skinner & Stewart, 2017). These issues
will have to be discussed to get a proper insight into the matter indeed. The ethical compliance
issues will have to be dealt in this regard efficiently as well. The various business activities have
led the organization to get the proper brand reputation (Stewart et al., 2018).