Pay dispute: David Warner hits back at Cricket Australia

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Bengaluru, July 27: Australian vice-captain David Warner hit back at Cricket Australia after the organisation accused Australian Players' Association (ACA) of endangering the Ashes and preceding tours by dragging the contract dispute.

"This baggy green means the world to me," he wrote on Instagram. "Myself and all the other players female and male want to get out there and play. We offered $30m of our money to grassroots as a peace plan. It was ignored.

"We asked for mediation twice before and it was rejected. Now, CA says there is a crisis. The players are unemployed and some are hurting financially but continue to train. Administrators all still being paid. How is it our fault no deal is done," he wrote.

The ACA said Cricket Australia had "lost the players" with its hard line approach.

"The ACA has long been calling for a resolution to the MOU negotiation," the organisation claimed as reported by the Australian. "And Australia's male and female cricketers want to play the game they love for the fans, for their clubs, states and their country.

"This dispute has arisen from Cricket Australia's attempts to, without making the case, end a successful 20-year partnership with players. Cricket Australia has lost the players and most of the game's stakeholders in the process," it said.

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