Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland (L) and Australian Cricketers' Association CEO Alistair Nicholson make an announcement on the Memorandum of Understanding at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, August 3, 2017. AAP/Tracey Nearmy/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cricket Australia has proposed taking their pay dispute with the nation's elite players to arbitration if there is no resolution by early next week, chief executive James Sutherland said on Thursday.
Australia's top players have effectively been unemployed since the previous five-year pay deal expired on June 30, forcing the cancellation of the 'A' tour of South Africa as the acrimonious negotiations continued.
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