Pay talks between players and Cricket Australia "are set to reopen this week, with hopes that progress can soon be made," according to Jon Pierik of THE AGE. CA called off talks with the Australian Cricketers' Association on Dec. 19, accusing the union of "not negotiating in good faith" -- an allegation the ACA denies. The two parties are negotiating a new memorandum of understanding for men and women players, but "tensions grew after the initial submissions of each party were made public." One issue was a pregnancy clause, which has since "come under scrutiny" from the Fair Work Ombudsman. CA was "concerned the pay talks were a disruption for players at a time when it wanted the Big Bash League and the two marquee Tests of the summer" -- in Melbourne and Sydney -- to "dominate" the public and media focus. Now "this period is over, talks are expected to resume on Thursday." CA CEO James Sutherland said earlier this month that "the governing body was looking forward to negotiations reopening." There remains much to discuss, with players "keen" to see CA's full financial picture. CA's plans to partially abandon the set-percentage revenue model is "one of the key agenda items." All players have typically shared in about 26% of allocated revenue streams, but "CA now wants only CA-contracted players to share in this, with domestic players to be paid from a set pool." The ACA opposes this. The negotiations "come at a time when CA will soon go to market for a new round of broadcast rights." The value of the BBL is "tipped to triple" to A$60M ($44.8M) per year, with int'l and digital rights combining to give CA about A$200M ($149.5M) per year "in overall broadcast revenue" (THE AGE, 1/16).