Cricket Australia chairman David Peever has opened up about the gaping chasm that exists between the body he heads and the Australian Cricketers' Association over the bitter pay dispute that threatens the future of the game.

Peever, who has until now kept publicly quiet on the pay stoush, did not hold back in a column that has been published on cricket.com.au, accusing the ACA of "reckless" strategy

He described CA's pay offer to its players as "very generous" and expressed his extreme disappointment in the way that not only CA had been depicted in some quarters but also the way the ACA had conducted itself during the protracted negotiations.

"Australia's elite cricketers have indicated that they want to be partners in the game. That's fair enough, but unfortunately their union is not behaving that way," Peever wrote.