Players won’t be greedy: Paine
Australian Test captain Tim Paine says players will not be "greedy" with Cricket Australia and the players' union to go over finances this week before new contracts being awarded.
CA has stood down almost all its staff for all of those other financial year, citing uncertainty created by COVID-19, and is in talks with the Australian Cricketers' Association regarding players' pay.
The MoU dictates that CA must, by April 30, supply the ACA with a set of national contracts plus revenue estimates for 2020-21.
Wicketkeeper Paine said the players accept they might get less pay because of the revenue sharing model they have in place with CA. He agreed, however, that the players needed to get a clearer idea of CA's financial position before agreeing to any more cuts.
"Players have to know the absolute financial positions of the overall game and the players aren't likely to be greedy," Paine said on ABC Radio. "Our livelihood, all of the people associated with the ACA and the players' association, their livelihood would depend on the overall game of cricket being healthy.
"So at the moment if a pay cut for all of us is on the cards and that keeps our game thriving well in to the future, then that's something we'll certainly have to look at."
Paine wasn't that surprised at the financial state of cricket in Australia.
"I think commercially a lot of sponsors have been pretty hard hit and it's obviously likely to hit Cricket Australia at some stage then aswell," Paine said.
"I think there's somewhat of safeguarding towards the potential of India not coming (in December) which is worth something similar to 250 to 300 million dollars."
Paine said he was not briefed on any contingency plan. "I haven't just yet and I don't desire to be. I'm hoping that they [India[ get here, that would solve a whole lot of issues," Paine said.
