Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Greenberg admits BBL, WBBL contracting delay should be resolved
Cricket is a very popular game in Australia with special competitions called the Big Bash League and the Women's Big Bash League.
The people who run cricket in Australia are trying to agree on a new contract with the players' union.
The players' union, called the ACA, wants players to get a bigger share of the money the league makes.
Right now, players get 27.5 percent of that money.
The people in charge of cricket say no, they do not want to increase the players' share.
Because the two sides cannot agree, teams cannot choose their full list of players.
This is a problem because the women's season starts soon, in about two months.
Some players say they are not paid as much as players from other countries.
The boss of cricket in Australia says they should have solved this problem already and need to move quickly.
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg admitted the BBL and WBBL contracting delay should have been resolved by now.
Negotiations with the Australian Cricketers' Association remain deadlocked over revenue-sharing models.
The ACA has demanded an increase in players' current 27.5 percent revenue share, a proposal Cricket Australia has rejected.
WBBL franchises cannot finalise their squads due to an embargo triggered by the delayed signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding.
Big Bash players have voiced frustration at earning significantly less than overseas recruits, a disparity attributed to the overseas draft.
- Who
- Todd Greenberg, chief executive of Cricket Australia, and Paul Marsh of the Australian Cricketers' Association, plus BBL and WBBL players and franchises.
- What
- Contract negotiations between Cricket Australia and the ACA are deadlocked over revenue sharing, delaying BBL and WBBL contracts and squad finalisation.
- When
- Ongoing; Greenberg and Marsh held talks on Wednesday, with a final CA board determination expected by early to mid-September.
- Where
- Darwin, Australia, where the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh is being played; the dispute affects the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League.
- Why
- The ACA wants an increase in players' share of league revenue above the current 27.5 percent, a proposal Cricket Australia has rejected.
ACA and players
Cricket Australia
Player revenue share
ACA and players
The ACA wants an increase in players' current 27.5 percent revenue share from the league.
Cricket Australia
CA supports the revenue-share model but rejects any increase in the percentage.
Selling stakes in BBL clubs
ACA and players
State associations have requested that private investment in BBL clubs be linked to a finalized ACA agreement.
Cricket Australia
CA is moving ahead with plans to sell club stakes to private investors, with a final determination expected by early to mid-September.
- Governing bodies
- Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA)
- Current player revenue share
- 27.5 percent
- ACA demand
- Increase in the players' revenue share from the league
- WBBL season start
- Within about two months
- Squad impact
- Franchises cannot finalise squads due to MOU embargo
- Comparison leagues
- SA20 and ILT20, offering higher global market rates
- Club stake sale decision
- Early to mid-September, pending board talks with NSW and Queensland Cricket
- Latest talks
- Wednesday, between Todd Greenberg and Paul Marsh