Australian Players Reluctant To Sign New Contracts Until Something Lucrative Comes Across

Jan 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM

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Australian Players Reluctant To Sign New Contracts Until Something Lucrative Comes Across

 

Australian cricketers now have been asked to sit back and wait for the right time to sign their new T20 Big Bash League (BBL) contracts until the details of a new player pay deal are settled upon.

Reported by Xinhua News Agency, the talks between Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) broke down before Christmas last year, and now the BBL franchises are in dire need to sign players before the enterprise bargaining agreement is settled. However, the players’ association has asked the players to hold up for the better contract coming their way.

Cricket Australia is all set to drop their age-old pay model it has been using from past 40 odd years since 1980’s. It is learnt that in the contract the revenue earned from advertising and TV rights is shared with the contracted players. But, this time, it would only be offered to only Tests cricketers from now onwards.

As reported by the local media, the Australian players are keen to stick to the old contract, where even the state cricketers were getting their share cut too from the board’s revenue. Going by what has been suggested in Cricket Australia’s submission, players have been told to approach the BBL for a separate, lucrative pay packet.

“Combined payments for domestic men playing state and BBL cricket should increase at a sustainable rate. The increase should be driven by BBL payments (as the format’s popularity grows).”

According to both organisations, a deal is likely to be agreed upon by the time Australia heads to India next month.

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