Wellington, Jan 7 NZPA - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the Players' Association have begun renegotiating the contract between them for the first time in four years.

The Master Agreement has has been in place since June 2006 and expires in July this year.

New Zealand Cricket and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association have commenced formal negotiations on a new Master Agreement. The current Master Agreement has been in place since June 2006 and concludes in July 2010.