“Strike action should be avoided at all costs”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ian Healy has called on the country’s players to avoid striking at all costs as the pay dispute between the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) and Cricket Australia wages on.
“If it gets to the extreme, they might not have a team for the Ashes”
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Australia opener David Warner has revealed that the players are prepared to boycott the Ashes later this year if their pay dispute with Cricket Australia is not resolved.
Sutherland has urged the players to accept the current pay scheme
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Cricket Australia has threatened not to pay their contracted players from June 30 onwards if they choose not to accept the current remuneration structure.
The 2005 Afro-Asia Cup was the only profitable event the ACA hosted
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that they will not renew their memorandum of understanding with the Africa Cricket Association (ACA).
Hughes’ funeral will be held in his hometown of Macksville on December 3
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Cricket Australia have confirmed that batsman Phillip Hughes’ funeral will be held on December 3 in his hometown of Macksville.
“You worry that this could jeopardize Sean Abbott and his cricket career and we don’t want that”
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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has made it clear that the board will provide New South Wales pace bowler Sean Abbott “with all the support he needs”.
“It’s just not the day to be playing cricket”
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Cricket Australia have decided to abandon all ongoing Sheffield Shield matches following South Australia batsman Phillip Hughes’ horrific injury.
“The ACA is therefore working closely with CA to arrange the appropriate counselling for those affected”
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Players who witnessed South Australia batsman Phillip Hughes’ horrific injury against New South Wales have been offered counselling.
“While it was a very difficult decision for me to leave the ACA, I’m very excited about the opportunity and the challenges ahead”
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Paul Marsh has resigned as the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) after agreeing to become head of the Australian Football League (AFL) Players’ Association.
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“The BBL is obviously a money-earner and people love watching it, but you’ve got to find the balance so it’s not all in one direction geared to one competition”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Cricket Australia’s recent decision to extend the Big Bash League (BBL) from the end of December to the middle of February is starting to hurt attendance and player development in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches.
