England's cricketers are sure to demand at least near parity with their Aussie counterparts during pay talks later this year, despite the thumping Ashes defeat. Captain Steve Smith leads the way with a basic annual £1.2million deal with Cricket Australia. He will share another £580,000-plus with the rest of the squad for appearances and match- and series-winning Ashes bonuses. Australia's cricketers are earning double England's with Steve Smith leading the way on £1.2mAdministrators in Aussie sport are also much better remunerated than their British counterparts. But England’s cricketers will demand a sizeable increase in their central contracts — especially after the ECB’s £1.1billion TV deal.

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2018 22:32 UTC