A month ago, I blogged about Cricket Australia's list of 25 players for 2005/06.
Information from Cricket Australia sources was leaked to the Daily Telegraph, who printed the top five and their salaries. These figures (to my knowledge) do not include match fees, prize money, or external sponsorship deals:
1. Ricky Ponting - $750,000
2. Brett Lee - $650,000
3. Adam Gilchrist - $625,000
4. Glenn McGrath - $600,000
5. Michael Hussey - $520,000
It is astonishing to think that Hussey has only just completed his first international season and is already rated fifth by Cricket Australia. The other surprise is Brett Lee's rise up the ranks, I expected Lee to be in the top five, but certainly not above Gilchrist.
The other thing of interest is how these salaries compare with those from other countries. I wonder what the likes of Andrew Flintoff, Rahul Dravid, and Jacques Kallis are paid. The Pakistani cricketers have quite meagre salaries, with Inzamam-ul-Haq demanding for a payrise.
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