New Zealand's cricket players have asked for patience and understanding from the public in their dispute with New Zealand Cricket.

They said they were hoping to reach agreement with NZC within the week.

The parties resume negotiations in Wellington tomorrow.

The New Zealand Cricket Players' Association (NZCPA) today released their response to New Zealand Cricket's (NZC) offer made to them last week.

They have also taken the step of releasing their background document for the claim to the public.

NZPCA representative Rob Nichol said today: "We want to ensure the public of New Zealand that what will result will be in the best interests of cricket in New Zealand both in the short and long term.

"This is a hard process. It is one which tests everyone who is involved. We ask for patience and understanding while we try and resolve matters in a professional and timely manner," he said.

The talks will also resolve the CPA claims that NZC chief executive Martin Snedden broke the bargaining protocol by releasing NZC's offer and background paper to the public.

A claim that Snedden has denied.

The CPA has called for mediation on that issue.

"What the documentation shows is that there are some differences in the philosophies of the two parties and how the relationship should work," Nichol said.

"Both parties place different levels of priority and importance on the role the players play in that relationship.

"We have discussed at length during negotiations the New Zealand Cricket Bargaining Teams (sic) perspective and our own. We believe that both parties understand and respect the position of the other.

"Somewhere in between lies the middle ground and that is more than likely where an agreement will be found," Nichol said.

"The parties are agreed on a substantial number of the issues requiring resolution. In respect of the outstanding issues the NZCPA is aiming to provide the NZC bargaining team with a counter offer," he added.

However, he did say there were some key issues which required discussion and agreement before the NZCPA could be in a position to provide a meaningful and responsible counter offer.

"The key issue is reaching agreement on the mechanism that will be used to both calculate and forecast the income figures from which any player payment pool will be calculated.

"Until we have achieved this it is difficult to calibrate any offer and ensure the reasonableness of it," he said.

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