Reuters said the terms of accreditation that Cricket Australia was asking restricted its ability to fairly and freely report on the matches.
Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse suspended coverage last season because of the same reason. The two sides have entered talks to try and resolve the dispute, and the Australian government has said it will consider introducing legislation on the matter if the two sides cannot reach agreement.
"We are very disappointed that, yet again, Cricket Australia is not prepared to facilitate full and impartial news coverage of their upcoming season," said Christoph Pleitgen, Global Head of News Agency for Thomson Reuters.
"We remain prepared to enter into discussions and negotiations to secure acceptable accreditation terms for our journalists and we sincerely hope that we will be able to bring news of cricket from Australia to viewers and readers all over the world but, at present, we are unable to accept the limitations that Cricket Australia is imposing."







