Gilchrist shares his thoughts on the ongoing pay dispute

“I think both sides are going to have to compromise”

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Players past and present have all voiced their opinions on the ongoing pay dispute between the Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia, but former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist’s take on the entire saga may come as a surprise to a lot of people.

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Katich slams Cricket Australia for losing $33 million during BBL’s first five years

“The claims that CA has managed to lose money on the biggest success story in world cricket must be independently investigated”

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Former Australia opener Simon Katich has lambasted Cricket Australia after they announced a loss of A$33 million over the first five years of the Big Bash League (BBL).

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Rogers: I was naive

"I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong"

“I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong”

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Australia opener Chris Rogers has admitted that he was naive, but had no idea he was doing anything wrong after his company was banned from selling hospitality packages for the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.

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WICB president slammed for retweeting comment about retirement package for Gayle

"That Mr Cameron's retweet came in the middle of the West Indies team's critical game against Pakistan renders it even more unacceptable"

“That Mr Cameron’s retweet came in the middle of the West Indies team’s critical game against Pakistan renders it even more unacceptable”

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West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has been slammed by the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) after retweeting a fan’s comment about offering flamboyant opener Chris Gayle a “retirement package”.

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‘I wish him all the best and I hope he can get through this and get back on the park’, says David Warner

"If he gets the opportunity to play again and represent England on the park it'll be a good tussle again"

“If he gets the opportunity to play again and represent England on the park it’ll be a good tussle again”

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Australia opening batsman David Warner has paid tribute to England batsman Jonathan Trott after he suffered a relapse of his stress-related illness while playing for Warwickshire.

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