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Australian Cricketers Drop Mediation Calls In Sign Resolution To Pay War Is Close

Expectations are rising that "cricket's great pay war may be resolved next week," after players dropped their "longstanding demand for Cricket Australia to agree to third party mediation," according to Ben Horne of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. There were "fears the ground made in ending the impasse might have gone up in flames on Thursday" thanks to a "bizarrely timed attack" on the Australian Cricketers' Association by CA Chair David Peever. The "staggering timing of Peever’s broadside" and the accusations leveled by him did not "go down well" at the ACA. The "smackdown" does not "appear to have railroaded a push from both parties to finally find a prompt resolution." Since May, "the ACA has pushed hard for CA to agree to mediation." Regular and "constructive negotiation" the past few days between CA CEO James Sutherland and ACA CEO Alistair Nicholson -- the ACA's "other longstanding request" -- has "resulted in pleas for a mediator to be abandoned." That "could change if talks stall again, but as it stands the backing down on mediation is the strongest indication yet" that a treaty could be signed, "at least in principle, by midway through next week." CA has "no choice but to act quickly with sponsors livid at being left so badly exposed." Phone hookups between head office and "edgy corporate partners" have been happening all week, with fears more players could publicize private car deals they sign with rivals of Toyota. ACA Commercial Manager Tim Cruickshank is yet "to fly to India to explore options to sell players' image rights" (DAILY TELEGRAPH, 7/13).

'DISAPPOINTING' TIMING: In Sydney, Andrew Wu reported the ACA hit back at Peever's "angry comments." It said in a statement, "The timing of Mr Peever's letter is disappointing because it does nothing to further any progress that we are trying to make. It is almost two weeks after CA have forced the players in to unemployment and is refusing to back pay them, despite the players training for free" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 7/13).

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