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Howdy, my name is Nick Pellegrino and I will be
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examining the 2018 Australia ball tampering scandal.
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The main parties involved in cricket Australia versus the Australian
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cricketers Association.
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The conflict occurred in March 2018, during the third test
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match between Australia and South Africa at Newlands in Cape
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Town. Australia's Bowler, Cameron Bancroft was caught by television cameras
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attempting to rough up one side of the cooker ball
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with a yellow object.
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The members on cricket Australia side include chief executive of
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cricket Australia James, Southerland, who received pressure for multiple sources,
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including Australia's prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian sports Commission.
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Cameron Bancroft was the bowler who was caught altering the
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ball with sandpaper, then hit the same paper in his
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underwear. Originally, he lied to the press conference and said
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it was a piece of yellow adhesive tape before a
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further investigation found that it was um a piece of
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sandpaper. He was originally charged with ball tampering and find
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75% of his match fee by the match referee.
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He was later punished with a 12 month banned from
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all international and domestic cricket and to not be considered
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for leadership positions for a year after the conclusion of
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his suspension, Captain steve smith claimed to have known the
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plan to tamper in advance and failed to prevent it
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because of that.
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He was charged with conduct that is contrary to the
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spirit of the game And fund 100% of his match
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fee by the International Cricket Council.
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At the time of the discovery, He was later punished
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by receiving a 12 month banned from all international and
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domestic cricket and to not be considered for leadership positions
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for a year after the conclusion of his suspension, Mhm.
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Vice Captain David Warner was found responsible by cricket Australia
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as having been responsible for the plan to ball tamper
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and showed Bancroft how to do it, misled the match
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officials and didn't voluntarily report his involvement.
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He received a 12 month banned from all international and
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domestic cricket and to not be considered for leadership positions
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again in the future.
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Yeah, the Australian cricketers Association is the Union for Australian
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professional cricketers.
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They challenged the fairness and severity of the proposed sanctions
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on the basis they were disproportionate and unprecedented.
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Cricket Australia sanctions were far greater than those imposed by
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the International Cricket Council and what had been previously imposed
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for similar offenses.
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Okay. Mhm.
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The underlying mutual interests, there is several underlying mutual interests
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between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association.
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Both are mutually interested in upholding and keeping the spirit
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of the game of cricket.
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Next, they wanted to limit the damage of the image
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of tim Australia and Australian cricketers.
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This is a unique underlying interest in this case, as
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these men were playing as representatives of their home nation.
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The cheating scandal not only tarnishes the public image of
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both cricket Australia and the Australia cricketers association, but also
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the people of Australia with the international attention the conflict
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was drawing.
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It was prudent for both sides to come to a
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quick resolution.
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They also were focused on appropriately punishing the parties involved
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as both sides want to appear to denounce the on
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field antics and condemn the players for their actions and
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involvement. However, they differ in which sides they represent as
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the Australian Cricketers Association is charged with backing and supporting
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the professional cricket players of the nation.
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Yeah, yeah.
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One of the most critical communication necessities in this case
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was to address the controversy immediately and publicly with so
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much attention and commentary on the conflict.
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It is vital for both cricket Australia and the Australian
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cricketers association to speak quickly and to come to a
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resolution. They could tout publicly providing a unified front to
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the press is in another important aspect of their communication.
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Well, the sides officially represent different sides, their underlying interests
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of the same.
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This piece is especially important after the resolution is made
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to both stand behind the decision.
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Finally, when deciding the sanctions against the players, a crucial
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piece of communication that was missing from this particular case
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was the use of prior precedent.
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Cricket Australia brought the harshest sanctions against bankrupt smith and
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Warner than ever seen before.
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In a similar case, did you didn't you proposed negotiation
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styles? Collaborating in this case was extremely important because it
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provided the unified front, I mentioned earlier, finding a solution
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to this conflict that both parties agreed to is the
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highest priority as well.
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These parties must work closely together for essentially the rest
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of their existence.
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So keeping the relationship cordial and cooperative is of the
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highest importance.
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With this in mind, I suggest using an integrative bargaining
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approach, all of the factors previously mentioned call for a
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win win solution, as you don't want to have either
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side feeling apprehensive in the next negotiation, focusing on the
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interests of the parties, especially the common interest, is the
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ideal way to handle this negotiation.
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In the end, both parties want the same thing just
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in different ways bears of communication.
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This case has several different barriers of communication, all striving
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to be the most important in a very short time
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frame. The first is the international coverage of the incident
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and backlash and fall.
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This is multiplied with any additional time spent without an
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official decision.
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The second is a vast number of stakeholders involved.
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These include the Australian team, the International Cricket Council, the
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Australian cricketers Association, Cricket Australia and all of their supporters.
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There were several other parties who made themselves stakeholders, including
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the Australian prime minister, the former captain of the Australian
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team, among others.
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The media coverage mentioned before, and all these internal and
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external stakeholders foaming at the mouth for a decision put
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the clock on a crooked Australia and the Australian cricketers
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Association to come up with the resolution as quickly as
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possible. Finally, the severity of the incident called for an
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exact decision that would make all parties happy as well.
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God forbid of his situation like this.
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Ball tampering would happen again.
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There would be an appropriate blueprint, which to work off
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of. Thank you for coming to my president.