David Warner believes he can still captain Australia and his vocal stance against Cricket Australia during the bitter pay dispute will not dent his chances of becoming captain.

Australian cricket must never again embark on such an acrimonious pay row, the players' union says, after a bruising months-long dispute that rattled the sport was finally resolved.

A Cricket Australia spokesman says that negotiations had advanced to the "final details" after days of lengthy talks with the Australian Cricketers' Association.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that the pay dispute between Cricket Australia (CA) and the cricketers is headed towards arbitration and the players should accept short terms deals while the negotiations are sorted out.

CA chief executive James Sutherland says that an independent arbitration is the only logical step left.

Australia’s tour of Bangladesh could turn out to be a critical pressure point in the negotiations between Cricket Australia and the players, Cricket Australia site says.

Australia's senior players have voted to boycott next month's tour of Bangladesh unless their long-running pay dispute with Cricket Australia (CA) is settled before they leave, reports say.

The Australian Cricket Association(ACA) says that even if a deal is reached with Cricket Australia (CA), the Ashes series could still be scrapped.

The pay dispute negotiations between Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australia Cricketers’ Association (ACA) fell apart on Friday, Sydney Morning Herald reports.