Menu
Leagues and Governing Bodies

Cricket Australia, ACA To Resume Pay Negotiations This Week

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).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 18, 2024

Sports Business Awards nominees unveiled; NWSL's historic opening weekend and takeaways from CFP deal

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/01/17/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Cricket-Australia.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/01/17/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Cricket-Australia.aspx

CLOSE