Cricket Australia has parted ways with its integrity chief two months after he completed an investigation into the ball-tampering scandal.
The winds of change continue to blow on and off the field in Australian cricket with Iain Roy the latest senior figure to go. Roy had been the senior manager of integrity but has accepted a voluntary redundancy as CA looks to restructure the department.
He was not required to serve out his notice and has already left the organisation.
It's understood Roy, who has a reputation in the game as a thorough investigator, had been looking to leave for some time and his departure is not related to his inquiry in South Africa or the recent allegations of match fixing aired by an Al Jazeera documentary.
Roy had tabled a report which found David Warner was the architect of the ball-tampering plot which led to he and Steve Smith being suspended for 12 months and stripped of leadership positions, and Cameron Bancroft being banned for nine months.
Roy, an 11-year employee with CA, the governing body's first head of integrity when the department was established in 2013 to fight doping, match fixing and other issues detrimental to the game. He had previously been CA's senior legal counsel.
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CA staff were told the news of Roy's departure via email on Thursday afternoon. CA's head of security Sean Carroll, who handled the Al Jazeera report for the body, will take over in the interim. It's understood CA is looking to combine both the security and integrity departments.
CA's senior manager of game development John Watkin has also left after deciding not to apply for a new position in the restructured department run by former international star Belinda Clark.
The governing body is also looking to remove executive assistants for its department heads, and has also cut its travel costs.
Despite signing a new $1.182 billion TV deal, CA is looking to slash $20 million in administrative costs in accordance with the pay deal struck with players last year to fund the game at grass roots level.
"We're currently reviewing organisational efficiencies within Cricket Australia in order to direct as much funding as possibly into community cricket and fan-facing initiatives," a CA spokesperson said.
"As an extension of this, we have re-structured various departments in recent weeks to ensure best possible alignment and delivery on our new strategy."
CA recently promoted the lead negotiator in last year's pay dispute, Kevin Roberts, to the role of chief operating officer, effectively making him second in command to chief executive James Sutherland.
The changes occur with CA conducting twin cultural reviews into itself and the national men's team.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
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