The pay dispute in Australian cricket continues after the union representing national team players described the latest offer from Cricket Australia as "unacceptable".
CA wants to replace the existing revenue-sharing model with new contracts as part of a wider restructure of remuneration throughout the game - a move that has not found favour with the players' union the Australian Cricketers' Association.
In an attempt to bridge the gap, with an agreement needing to be reached by the end of this month, CA offered an increased amount of surpluses to include men's and women's domestic players, as well as international players.
While players face not being paid after June 30 - and with the possibility of the international schedule being affected - the ACA has dismissed the latest terms, leaving the two bodies at loggerheads.
A statement on the ACA's official website read : "The ACA notes that CA has made a revised MOU (memorandum of understanding) offer and sent it to the players.
"They have also issued 'contract offers' directly to individual players for their signature; bypassing the ACA. The ACA has advised players not to sign.
"The letter provided to players today from CA does not accurately reflect how far apart the parties remain with a week to go. The parties have not reached agreement on many fundamental issues.
"The contract offers do not contain revenue sharing for all players, and are not what they appear to be. They do not include crucial information regarding terms and conditions.
"Further, as has been requested since August 2016, critical financial and forecasting information has yet to be provided so the ACA can properly assess the offers and advise the players accordingly. This remains unacceptable."
Australia's next assignment is slated to be a Test series in Bangladesh which gets under way in August, a tour that was moved to this year after being pulled in 2015 when CA cited specific, credible threats against its team.
The Ashes is next on the calendar, running from November 23 to January 8, 2018, although vice-captain David Warner, a leading dissenter in the pay dispute, has previously warned Australia ''might not have a team" to face England.
That has led to fears players could go on strike if the issue is not resolved before next week.
Prior to the ACA rejecting the latest MOU, CA general manager Kevin Roberts said: "CA has listened to feedback from players and has also invited the ACA to explore the flexibility we are prepared to offer in order to conclude a new MOU."
Source: PA
