Paul marsh: Cricket News & Match Updates

New South Wales Cricket: Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has admitted that the ongoing contract delays in the Big Bash League (BBL) and Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) should have been resolved earlier, as negotiations with the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) are still in a deadlock over revenue-sharing models.

With barely two months remaining before the WBBL season kicks off, franchises are unable to finalise their squads due to an embargo triggered by the delay in signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Add to it, several Big Bash League players have voiced frustration at earning significantly less than overseas recruits in recent seasons, with their pay packets falling well short of global market rates offered in competitions such as the SA20 and ILT20 - a disparity attributed to the overseas draft.   Read More...