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Big hit: It's country ahead of IPL pay day for me, says Starc
Mitchell Starc has declared he would put national representation ahead of a lucrative Twenty20 pay day as a call for long-term Cricket Australia contracts gained support.
While former Australian batsman Dean Jones said playing for your country must be the priority, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Starc are likely to be among the country's best players who will need to decide whether taking part in the glamorous Indian Premier League from March is the best decision from a workload perspective ahead of the World Cup and an Ashes tour.
It's understood Starc has been told this week by the Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL franchise which took him this year for $1.8 million, that he won't be redrafted, having missed last season because of injury. While the Australian spearhead is leaning towards bypassing next year's tournament, he could still yet enter next month's auction.
Confirmed injuries aside, players have called for a more balanced thinking towards their workload, believing the focus on sports science under Pat Howard, the high-performance chief who left on Wednesday, had become too great in terms of players requiring rest when they wanted to bowl.
One option raised is that players taken by IPL franchises be allowed to feature in the first half of the tournament, potentially beginning on March 23, ahead of the World Cup, beginning on May 30.
As revealed by Fairfax Media, Cummins and his manager Neil Maxwell have been pushing for a five-year CA contract. This security would allow Cummins to bypass the IPL and avoid the country-versus-club debate.
Jones, the former Test and one-day international batsman and now a leading Twenty 20 coach, suggested Cummins miss the IPL.
"Interesting view by Cummins' manager ... surely playing for Aust is a priority ... instead of turning up cooked for World Cup?" Jones posted on Twitter.
Cummins, Australia's top-ranked cricketer, also missed this year's IPL through injury while Hazlewood opted to not attend.
However, the workload and injury debate also impacts batsmen and all-rounders, including power hitter Chris Lynn, who continues to nurse a troublesome shoulder which prevents him from diving in the field. Lynn was the highest-paid Australian in the IPL last season, pocketing $1.86 million from the Knight Riders.
All CA-contracted players are on one-year deals, although some, including David Warner, were put on multi-year deals in 2015 when Indian conglomerate Essel Group threatened to establish a rival competition.
Starc, one of CA's highest-paid players, said there were players who would enjoy longer-term contracts.
"I'm sure it would for a lot of people - it's no different to working life outside the sporting field. When you look at some of the dollars involved in the IPL and some of the T20 leagues around the world, for guys who might be on the fringe or want to concentrate on T20 cricket, it's beneficial to play in those leagues," he said.
"At the moment, for me, I want to play as much Test and one-day cricket as I can for Australia. The IPL is a lovely bonus on the pay packet but if I miss that to play more Test matches, I am taking that option."
Former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming said long-term CA deals were worth considering but only if players agreed to not take part in any Twenty20 tournaments outside of Australia.
"I think it is worth talking about. If they are going to forego other domestic Twenty20 comps. You can't have everything," he said.
"If your focus is going to be international cricket and Australian domestic cricket and maybe grade cricket, then I could live with it - probably more with fast bowlers because they are more of a premium. I certainly think it's worth a conversation."
CA can stop a player from participating in an overseas domestic tournament by issuing a notice of objection certificate but that would only be last resort for player managers believe it could be easily challenged and would have an impact on the relationship between headquarters and the Australian Cricketers Association.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...ay-day-for-me-says-starc-20181114-p50fzt.html
Mitchell Starc has declared he would put national representation ahead of a lucrative Twenty20 pay day as a call for long-term Cricket Australia contracts gained support.
While former Australian batsman Dean Jones said playing for your country must be the priority, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Starc are likely to be among the country's best players who will need to decide whether taking part in the glamorous Indian Premier League from March is the best decision from a workload perspective ahead of the World Cup and an Ashes tour.
It's understood Starc has been told this week by the Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL franchise which took him this year for $1.8 million, that he won't be redrafted, having missed last season because of injury. While the Australian spearhead is leaning towards bypassing next year's tournament, he could still yet enter next month's auction.
Confirmed injuries aside, players have called for a more balanced thinking towards their workload, believing the focus on sports science under Pat Howard, the high-performance chief who left on Wednesday, had become too great in terms of players requiring rest when they wanted to bowl.
One option raised is that players taken by IPL franchises be allowed to feature in the first half of the tournament, potentially beginning on March 23, ahead of the World Cup, beginning on May 30.
As revealed by Fairfax Media, Cummins and his manager Neil Maxwell have been pushing for a five-year CA contract. This security would allow Cummins to bypass the IPL and avoid the country-versus-club debate.
Jones, the former Test and one-day international batsman and now a leading Twenty 20 coach, suggested Cummins miss the IPL.
"Interesting view by Cummins' manager ... surely playing for Aust is a priority ... instead of turning up cooked for World Cup?" Jones posted on Twitter.
Cummins, Australia's top-ranked cricketer, also missed this year's IPL through injury while Hazlewood opted to not attend.
However, the workload and injury debate also impacts batsmen and all-rounders, including power hitter Chris Lynn, who continues to nurse a troublesome shoulder which prevents him from diving in the field. Lynn was the highest-paid Australian in the IPL last season, pocketing $1.86 million from the Knight Riders.
All CA-contracted players are on one-year deals, although some, including David Warner, were put on multi-year deals in 2015 when Indian conglomerate Essel Group threatened to establish a rival competition.
Starc, one of CA's highest-paid players, said there were players who would enjoy longer-term contracts.
"I'm sure it would for a lot of people - it's no different to working life outside the sporting field. When you look at some of the dollars involved in the IPL and some of the T20 leagues around the world, for guys who might be on the fringe or want to concentrate on T20 cricket, it's beneficial to play in those leagues," he said.
"At the moment, for me, I want to play as much Test and one-day cricket as I can for Australia. The IPL is a lovely bonus on the pay packet but if I miss that to play more Test matches, I am taking that option."
Former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming said long-term CA deals were worth considering but only if players agreed to not take part in any Twenty20 tournaments outside of Australia.
"I think it is worth talking about. If they are going to forego other domestic Twenty20 comps. You can't have everything," he said.
"If your focus is going to be international cricket and Australian domestic cricket and maybe grade cricket, then I could live with it - probably more with fast bowlers because they are more of a premium. I certainly think it's worth a conversation."
CA can stop a player from participating in an overseas domestic tournament by issuing a notice of objection certificate but that would only be last resort for player managers believe it could be easily challenged and would have an impact on the relationship between headquarters and the Australian Cricketers Association.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...ay-day-for-me-says-starc-20181114-p50fzt.html
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