Test opener Ed Cowan was a notable omission from Cricket Australia's (CA) 2012/13 list of contracted players.
Cowan could not find a place amongst the 17 chosen by CA, which is based on the form of players over the previous 12 months, despite being an incumbent Test opener.
The 30-year-old made his Test debut against India in Melbourne in the traditional Boxing Day fixture last year and went on to play all four matches in the series.
He also played the entire three-Test series away to West Indies earlier this year and from his seven appearances in the five-day arena he has posted three half-centuries at an average of 29.83.
Mitchell Johnson retained his contract, despite not playing at the Test level since Australia's tour to South Africa last November because of injury.
Other notable exclusions from the contracted 17 include Tasmanian captain George Bailey and his team-mate Jackson Bird, the Sheffield Shield player of the year. Queensland Australian representatives Peter Forrest and Clint McKay plus South Australia's Dan Christian also were overlooked.
Contracted players:
Michael Clarke, Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Ricky Ponting, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Shane Watson, David Warner
The squad of contracted players has been reduced from 25 to 17. Players excluded have the opportunity to earn a contract during the season as they earn points for representing Australia.
To offset the reduced number of Cricket Australia contracts there will be an increase in the number of State contracts offered.
Under a new five-year memorandum of understanding reached with the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA), players with CA contracts earn a minimum retainer of $230,000.
The match fee for a Test appearance increases to $14,000. Those not in the Test XI earn a squad fee of $11,667.
Match fees have increased for all forms of the game with the one-day international fee rising to $5,600 and the T20 fee increasing to $4,200.
A significant feature of the new deal is the incentives in place for players.
Bonuses will be available for match and series wins, International Cricket Council (ICC) event wins and for finishing first and second in the ICC rankings.
The ACA will receive 26 per cent of net 2015 World Cup revenues to assist with a past player and game development legacy program.
Tags: sport, cricket, sydney-2000, tas, australia First posted June 22, 2012 14:53:49
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