For instance, you had to get permission from your State Association before you could even talk to another State about playing for them. No other workplace places those restrictions on how you ply your trade. Guys like Tim May, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne laid the foundations for future generations of players to have a bigger say in how the game is run. These guys care about their buddies. They took a pay cut in real terms so that other players could get a better deal.
Nobody likes to give that kind of power away.
We've already won a guaranteed share of cricket revenue for players. But cricketers still get a smaller piece of the pie than other professional team sports in Australia. Cricketers also need job and education opportunities, they need health insurance. We are working to improve pay, conditions and opportunities. I play for Eastern Suburbs in Sydney after I do my MMM radio show on Saturday mornings.