Yes in 2014
Around that time, Nine managed to secure exclusive rights to The Ashes in England In 2015 and 2019 which Fox Sports were obviously not happy about. Eventually, they caved in to pressure and bought rights to England internationals without the Australian series.
The same thing could be happening again if Fox Cricket is again shut out from buying rights to the Australian games. I can’t imagine it’s due to cost-cutting even with their financial issues