Australia’s senior players have voted to boycott next month’s tour of Bangladesh unless their long-running pay dispute with Cricket Australia (CA) is settled before they leave, reports said on Monday.<\/p>\n
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Captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner attended an undisclosed meeting with Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) chief executive Alastair Nicholson to consider their options after a breakdown in the talks with CA last week.<\/p>\n
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The Australian newspaper said the players discussed a range of options, including going ahead with the Bangladesh tour under a special contractual arrangement.<\/p>\n
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But they resolved to stand by the resolutions reached at a previous meeting and refuse to take part in any tours unless there is a new memorandum of understanding in place.<\/p>\n
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The players are entering their fourth week of unemployment since the failure to reach a new agreement on pay at the end of June.<\/p>\n
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The squad voted to attend the training camp in Darwin on August 10 but will not leave for Bangladesh a week later unless an agreement is reached, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n
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The first match of the two-Test series was due to start 10 days later.<\/p>\n
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The Australia A squad went through a similar process before abandoning the tour to South Africa earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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The dispute is over CA’s refusal to renew a revenue-sharing arrangement which has been part of all deals over the past two decades.<\/p>\n
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Reports said the ACA was close to a deal with CA last week. Players proposed they retain the revenue-sharing model but sacrifice up to Aus$30 million ($24 million) of their pay to grassroots cricket.<\/p>\n
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But CA would not offer a revenue-sharing deal.<\/p>\n
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The players expressed disappointment at the latest developments in the protracted dispute, which threatens the showpiece Ashes home series against England later this year.<\/p>\n
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“Not sure the players can do much more to solve the dispute. We’re really proud to offer up to an extra $30 million for grassroots #fairshare,” Warner tweeted.<\/p>\n
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Fast bowler Pat Cummins added:”Players are as frustrated as anyone else. We want to play. Offering even more to grassroots to get a deal!!! #fairshare.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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