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Aussie cricketers not ruling out strike unless new deal is done. posted under: Australia | All news Cricket Australia has on its hands a potential rewind of the infamous Kerry Packer episode that witnessed several key players from Australia breaking away to join Packer’s ‘rebel’ World Series Cricket tournament. That was over three decades ago. Now, Australian cricketers have put their board in a quandary again, over demands for a revised payment agreement. The cricketers have given their board a June 30 deadline. If Cricket Australia fails to meet the players’ demands, the players could go on strike. The Australian Cricketers’ Association (or ACA, which takes care of player welfare and benefits in Australia) has long been in discussions with Cricket Australia, but things appeared to have reached a dead-end with the ACA demanding a revised amount of about $29 million and CA being non-committal about the amount. The chief of the ACA Paul Marsh (who is the son of Australian cricket legend Rodney Marsh) said that the possibilities of a possible strike couldn’t be ruled out, but also insisted that a strike would be the absolute ‘last resort’ implemented by the players to get a breakthrough in the discussions. Speaking to Melbourne’s SEN Radio, Marsh said, “You can’t rule anything out. I don’t want this to sound like the players are all preparing to go on strike because that’s not the case at all. That type of action is an absolute last resort.” If the Australian players do go on strike, it would jeopardize the T20 world cup in Sri Lanka, which is scheduled for September. The more immediate threat though, is to Australia’s tour of England (scheduled for June-July) – a series widely being anticipated as being a battle of evenly matches rivals, with England showing amazing resurgence and character in recent times. Marsh further said that if the stalemate like situation doesn’t change by the end of the month, the ACA is prepared to continue with the current deal, albeit for a short period of time. However, emphasizing that if CA doesn’t relent, the ACA would be ‘forced’ to make a decision. Players these days can dictate terms to the boards. After all, with money spinning franchises (IPL, Big Bash, club cricket in England and South Africa and the soon to be announced SLPL) springing up all over the world, options for even out-of-mind players are aplenty. Type Your Comments be the first to Comment