PCA Will Demand Non-Negotiable Pay Raise From ECB

The Professional Cricketers' Association "sent out a strong warning" to the England & Wales Cricket Board that it "will be demanding an increase in player salaries" from '20 and that it is "non-negotiable," according to Elizabeth Ammon of the LONDON TIMES. PCA Chair Daryl Mitchell is part of a team from the players union that is negotiating a new pay deal for int'l and domestic players from '20 and "sent a strong warning to the governing body that could signal the start of a pay dispute." The ECB will receive a "large injection of revenue" from a new £1.2B ($1.6B) broadcasting deal which runs from '20-24 and Mitchell believes that players at county and int'l level should receive their "fair share" of that new money. Mitchell said, "The salary cap has to rise. You can't have a situation where a huge amount more money comes into the game and the players do not benefit from it. We have made it very clear to the ECB and we are going to be very strong on this issue. It really is non-negotiable" (LONDON TIMES, 6/13).