CA and the ACA have finally come to an agreement on a new pay structure for the next five years.
Here are the key points from the new MOU.
- The new MOU is a five year agreement
- One deal for all male and female players for the first time in Australian cricket
- Continuation of the revenue share model for all players, men, women, international and domestic, ensuring players remain partners in the game
- A gender equality pay model that has resulted in the biggest pay rise in the history of women's sport in Australia
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and Australian Cricketers addressed the media on Thursday afternoon to confirm the two parties had come to an in-principle heads of agreement.
Sutherland admitted that neither party received everything they wanted, however, also confirmed he believed the deal, which included some compromises from both sides, was a good outcome for the game.
"We have reached a good compromise we can live with. It has at times been acrimonious and upsetting to fans, which is regretted," Sutherland said.
"I'm confident by the first ball of this summer all of this will be well and truly behind us.
“Relationships with the game have been tested and I know that has been a bit of a turn-off for fans.
“Both parties acknowledge and regret that. We are restoring certainty and beginning to repair relationships, especially with the fans.
“We want the focus to be back on the cricket.”
"We're grateful not a lot of cricket has been lost despite all the talk, apart from the Australia A tour."
The agreement means Australia's tour of Bangladesh, which begins in just under three weeks, we go ahead, as will the all important Ashes Series, which begins in late October.
