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Kevin Roberts was appointed chief executive of Cricket Australia in 2018 but it is expected he will soon be removed by the board.

CRICKET AUSTRALIA CHIEF EXECUTIVE KEVIN ROBERTS

* Played 23 first-class games and 18 one-dayers for NSW.

* Rose through the corporate ranks, including a stint as chief executive of clothing retail company Colorado Group when it was placed into receivership in 2011.

* Served as a CA board member from 2012-2015, standing down to take up a position on the governing body's executive.

* Was enlisted as CA's chief negotiator by former chairman David Peever during the acrimonious 2017 pay dispute, when he failed to remove the revenue-share model that shapes player pay.

* Promoted to chief operating officer in 2018 then appointed James Sutherland's successor later in the same year.

* Oversee CA's cultural rebuild after a damning independent review, including the returns of suspended superstars Steve Smith and David Warner.

* Shocked staff and upset stakeholders in recent months with the extent of his cost-cutting drive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the pressure to rise as CA's board became increasingly concerned.