http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 hopeful pay deal stalemate won’t result in strike – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s T20 captain George Bailey has expressed his confidence that the current ongoing deadlock in negotiations between Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) over a new pay deal will be resolved before the June 30th
deadline, without forcing players to go on strike.
“The players still have full faith that the ACA and CA will be able to sort out the differences they have at the moment and come to a conclusion,” said Bailey, who also captains the Tasmanian Tigers, and is a part of the ACA executive committee. “Whenever
there's talk of a strike I think that's very much a last, last resort. It would be a disaster if both the ACA and CA got to the stage where that had to occur. I've still got full faith that both parties will be able to rectify that in the next few days.”
The existing deal is due to expire on June 30, with the CA and ACA attempting to reach an agreement before that, in order to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The deadlock arises after both parties failed to agree on the terms for a new pay deal. Cricket Australia has put an offer on the table which CEO http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Alexander-Sutherland-c65430 claims includes an $80 million increase for players over the coming five years, when compared
with the pay deal which was effective over the last five-year period.
However, the ACA has taken issue with what they term CA’s new definition of revenue, which is determined by a performance-based system. The current deal, which is about to expire, grants players a fixed 26% of the CA’s cricket revenue, but the board's new,
more variable method for determininhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Goodchild-c52940 revenue is based on “accountability for performance” – i.e. players will be paid according to their performances. This implies that, e.g., the cricketers will be paid more if they win a series 4-0, or if they win against
a high ranked team, and will be paid less if they defeat a team which is low on the ICC’s rankings.
The players union is of the view that the new terms are unjust and will allow the CA to withhold up to 30 million Australian dollars ($29.5 million) of revenue from the cricketers. While ACA chief http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Marsh-c81144 has expressed the desire for a resolution, he
has also added that the players will not hesitate to go on strike as a last resort if their demands are not met. The CA has also refused to back down from their position, leaving the deal hanging in the air as the deadline approaches.
The Australian team is due to leave for a limited-overs tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, and a 5-match one-day series against the Poms. Four of these ODIs are scheduled to be played after the June 30 deadline, and should players
be forced to go on strike, the consequences could prove detrimental for the Aussies’ current number one ranking on the ICC’s list of top ODI teams.
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