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The legal battle between Cricket Australia (CA) and Channel Seven will finally end with CA securing a seven-year deal that will reduce the Big Bash League (BBL) to a 43-game season.

The $AUS1.512 billion broadcast deal is expected to ensure that the BBL rounds off within the school holidays and will hence bring about greater availability of both Australian and overseas players for international outings.

The new agreement is also a major achievement for the outgoing executives including chair Lachlan Henderson as it guarantees that Australian cricket will continue to sail in safe waters from a financial perspective for the foreseeable future.

Cricket Australia & Seven committed to the game’s future – Lewis Martin

“There’s no doubt our relationship has been tested and there’s nothing left unsaid I can assure you. We’ve had our issues with Cricket Australia and we’ve reset. They were challenging times, no doubt about it. One of the key things that kept us constant was that we were united in both the love and for the ambition to grow the game. That was critical and that’s why we are all standing here today,” Lewis Martin, Seven’s head of network sport, was quoted in a report by ESPNcricinfo.

As per the new deal, the white-ball matches of Australian men’s team will remain behind a paywall on Foxtel and Kayo. The Tests, along with all of Australian women’s team’s games, will be broadcast on Seven and Foxtel. A large chunk of the BBL along with the Tests will also be streamed on Kayo Sports and 7plus.

“We are delighted to be continuing our broadcast partnership with the Foxtel Group and Seven under an improved deal. The quality and reach of the Foxtel Group and Seven’s cricket production is first class and the outstanding service they provide cricket fans was a strong consideration in our decision to continue with this successful partnership,” Hockley was quoted by the aforementioned website.

Foxtel and Seven battled competition from the likes of Channel 10 owner Paramount and ex-cricket broadcaster Nine to sign on CA’s dotted lines.