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Full coverage of the pay dispute between CA and the ACA

Full coverage of the pay dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association

The dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association over the next MoU, which defines the pay structures for players in the country, became a stand-off with nearly 230 cricketers out of a contract, and tours by Australian teams, including the Ashes, having come under a cloud. At the core of the dispute was CA's desire to break up the fixed revenue percentage model, which had been a part of all agreements with the ACA since 1998, an arrangement the players' body was keen to continue.

2017

August 4
Video - Chappell: CA underestimated players' solidarity
August 3
News - Cricket Australia and players finally reach pay deal
Video - Pleased to be announcing stability for the game - Sutherland
Brydon Coverdale - A layperson's guide to Australia's contract kerfuffle
Video - BCB delighted as pay dispute ends
August 1
News - Smith says Bangladesh tour depends on MoU
July 31
News - CA board to decide on pay war's end
July 30
News - Players 'would be silly' to say no to arbitration - Clarke
Video - 'Just play, leave arbitration to ACA'
July 27
News - CA proposes arbitration to resolve pay dispute
Video - Brettig: CA under pressure from lot of sectors
Video - 'ACA proposal jeopardises future tours' - Sutherland
July 24
News - Players endorse compromise amid further CEO talks
July 23
News - Sutherland, Nicholson in 'productive' talks
July 22
News - Australia players offer A$30 million to grassroots
July 21
News - CA-ACA MoU compromise falls over
July 19
News - Pay war damage already done - Johnson
July 15
News - CA-ACA talks bring MoU closer
July 12
News - Sutherland, Nicholson in marathon meeting
News - Chairman Peever reiterates divide between CA and ACA
July 11
News - Mark Taylor calls for MoU compromise
News - Out-of-contract Australian cricketers to get external funding boost
July 10
Feature - The collateral damage of the pay dispute
July 9
News - Steven Smith insists revenue sharing must stay
Ian Chappell - Why does Cricket Australia think first-class players are overpaid?
July 7
News - England won't tour for Ashes unless pay dispute is resolved
Video - Dobell: Ashes cancellation would have catastrophic financial consequences
July 6
News - Players withdraw from Australia A tour
Video - Brettig: Tour withdrawal adds more pressure to a hot-tempered row
July 5
Feature - Nine launches Ashes amid pay fight
July 4
News - Clarke fears for team if pay dispute drags on
July 3
News - Sutherland refuses to intervene in pay dispute
July 2
News - Players won't tour without MoU
News - Full list of resolutions passed at ACA meeting
June 30
Feature - How Australia's pay dispute escalated
News - Australian players' pay goes to grassroots after MoU expiry
Video - Chappell: No deal a PR disaster for players, CA
June 29
Daniel Brettig: James Sutherland's greatest challenge?
June 28
News - CA warns of six-month bans for playing unsanctioned matches
Video - Australia players at risk of Ashes bans
June 27
News - Players press Sutherland to intervene in pay dispute
Video - Plenty of opportunities elsewhere - Watson
Press conference - We want Sutherland to be involved - Dyer
June 23
News - CA offers concessions, sends contracts
Video analysis - Brettig: CA's contract offers bit of a blank sheet of paper
June 21
News - Australia pay fight endangers international game
Interview - 'From a business standpoint it's chaos' - Paul Marsh
June 18
News - Players 'won't budge' on revenue - Warner
Interview - Lockdown threat is real - Warner
Interview - Without MoU hard to walk on to a plane for Bangladesh - Warner
Interview Warner defends Smith silence in pay dispute
June 16
News - Australia pay talks crawling two weeks from deadline
June 9
News - Pay 'summit' option to resolve CA-ACA dispute
June 8
News - Warner criticises Cricket Australia for undermining Champions Trophy campaign
News - Australia women united on revenue share - Lanning
June 6
News - CA backs down from contract offer threat
June 4
News - Warner sounds Ashes warning to CA again
Feature - Australia's pay dispute: where to from here?
June 1
News - Players offer flexibility on revenue share
May 31
News - Katich lashes CA over BBL $33 million loss claim
May 30
News - Australia players come face to face with CA bosses
May 28
News - Government may mediate CA-ACA dispute if Ashes threatened
News - Starc reiterates players' faith in ACA
Press conference - Full support still behind ACA - Starc
May 27
News - CA rebuffs MoU meditation, writes to players
May 26
Video feature - What is the CA-ACA pay dispute?
May 25
News - Grassroots require major investment - Sutherland
May 24
News - Players set up standalone commercial arm
Press conference - ACA takes over players' intellectual property
News - CA reconsidering players' mediation request
News - Winning Champions Trophy will bolster our pay negotiations - Smith
Press conference - Smith hoping no delay in resolving pay dispute
Feature - When pay fall-outs lead to pull-outs
May 23
News - T20 leagues could eye 'unemployed' Australia players - ACA
May 22
Feature - Cricket Australia's good business methods not always good sport
May 18
News - ACA unveils fund for 'vulnerable' women, domestic players
News - Lehmann sits on fence in pay dispute
May 17
News - Cricket Australia rejects ACA mediation request
May 16
Daniel Brettig: A long build-up of bad faith
May 15
News - Ashes on the line in pay dispute
Video analysis - Brettig: Pay dispute becoming increasingly ugly
May 14
News - Players considering striking since January - Taylor
May 13
News - Agree terms or CA won't pay you - Sutherland
May 12
News - Players request mediation in CA pay dispute
May 11
News - No contract talks till MoU done - Starc
April 28
News - Players reject CA pay offer
April 20
Tim May - What's wrong with revenue-sharing, CA?
April 19
News - May challenges CA over players' pay offer
April 6
News - CA's financial wishlist revealed
April 5
Video analysis - Brettig: Players want a significant say in financial matters
March 21
News - Australia players presented with CA pay offer
March 5
News - Players' revenue percentage still in CA sights
February 15
News - Smith, Lanning intervened in pay talks
January 24
News - Players still chasing full CA finance records

2016

December 27
News - Sutherland extends olive branch to players
December 20
Daniel Brettig - How CA and the players' association are drifting antagonistically apart
December 19
News - Australia player pay talks break down
December 10
News - Smith, Warner pivotal players in pay talks.
November 10
News - Players chase share of new revenue streams