Australia's cricketers will lodge their official submission for increased wages and conditions in less than three weeks, kick starting the latest round of negotiations.

October 21 has been pencilled in as the date when discussions will officially begin, with the Australian Cricketers' Association and Cricket Australia working feverishly in recent months to ready themselves for what could be protracted negotiations.

One of the key agenda items will be women's pay. The ACA failed in its bid to have the women included in an overall memorandum of understanding earlier this year, but Fairfax Media understands CA is now more open to this, which would also help women secure better conditions. But the issue will be where this extra money is generated.

As it stands, money generated by the Southern Stars and the Women's Big Bash League, such as through broadcasting rights, sponsorship, digital media and ticket sales, is not included in the revenue used to pay the men. The ACA is likely to argue that the money already generated by the women would greatly cover their needs but CA could argue that the men may have to share some of their revenue.