Steven Smith expressed happiness over the fact that the bitter pay dispute, that threatened to derail the Australian summer of cricket, is over.
While the concept of a state premier league has been successful in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, Andhra is all set to join the bandwagon as the state’s cricket association is mulling to introduce a state T20 League to the state’s cricketing calendar.
“I’d like to, but as we’ve said for a long time we need to get the deal done first,” Steven Smith told Fox Sports when asked whether he expected the Bangladesh series to go ahead.
Glenn McGrath feels it is a shame how the pay dispute involving Australian cricketers has dragged on and hoped for a quick resolution to the long-running issue.
Mark Taylor has expressed confidence that the coming summer's Ashes series as well as the scheduled tour to Bangladesh will go according to the plan.
The FICA on Monday extended its support to the ACA and its members in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia (CA).
CA chief executive James Sutherland has refused to intervene in the ongoing pay dispute between the country's cricket board and the ACA.
230 Australian players, including Finch, Warner and skipper Steven Smith, are now technically without a job since they have not signed the new contract offered to them by the board.
Talks between CA and the ACA went kaput over the new pay deal, which has resulted in around 230 domestic and international; women and men cricketers officially becoming unemployed from July 1.
Watson, who is on Big Bash League (BBL) contract, warned CA of legal steps to be taken by Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) if the players are not given NOC as a consequence of disagreement with the board.