Both camps mum as MOU rumours swirl
Emergency talks between Cricket Australia and player’s union the Australian Cricketer’s association are apparently close to ending the pay dispute.
In the most fractious pay talks in the professional era CA and the ACA have been unable to reach a compromise since late last year.
The refusal of the ACA to give way on the proposed scrapping of a revenue sharing agreement has blocked talks from progressing.
Both sides have used the media to state their cases and launch attacks on the opposing camp.
Reports have surfaced from online publications and social media indicating that a deal is imminent but neither side would comment after a weekend of intense talks which resumed on Monday.
With the tour to Bangladesh looming CA are eager to get the players to commit to the tour at the very least and ensure that the Ashes series later this year is not in danger.
CA CEO James Sutherland is eager to impose a hard deadline on the process, failing that the dispute will be sent to a mutually agreed arbiter.
The arbitration process would allow the around 230 men and women left out of contract when the previous Memorandum of Understanding expired.
The squad for the tour to Bangladesh has already been announced with one place in the group up for grabs.
An A tour to South Africa was meant to determine a replacement for the injured Mitchell Starc but the tour was cancelled as the players refused to go without an MOU in place.
Cricket.com.au report that CA are hunting Stuart MacGill to take up a short-term spinning coach role.
AUSTRALIA SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Wade (plus one fast bowler TBC)
Latest
-
UKChris Woakes happy to welcome Alex Hales back into England fold
Hales lost his place in last year’s World Cup-winning squad after news of a second failed test for recreational drugs.
-
UKChris Woakes happy to be hurting as training resumes
The Warwickshire all-rounder is one on 18 bowlers to be selected for personalised practice.
-
-
UKAustralia and Pakistan offer hope that England can complete majority of schedule
The West Indies are due to arrive on these shores first this summer.
-
UKStuart Broad shares training experience as England bowlers return to work
Broad took part in an individual training session at Trent Bridge.
-
UKEngland women hopeful of playing behind-closed-doors matches this summer
Clare Connor suggested England are considering hosting a Women’s Tri-Series also involving India and South Africa.
-
UKBowlers to start training at seven county grounds from Thursday
The designated bowlers, whose identitites have not been confirmed, will have their temperatures checked.
-
UKECB announces financial support scheme for up to 24 domestic women’s cricketers
The ECB had planned to introduce 40 professional contracts this summer across eight regional hubs.
-
-
UKRunning helps keep ‘positive mindset’ during lockdown, says Dom Bess
The Somerset bowler last month opened up about his mental health struggles and he discussed the topic further with Marcus Trescothick on Zoom.