Wednesday 24 May 2017 15:51, UK
Steve Smith is confident a deal will be struck with Cricket Australia which allows this winter's Ashes to go ahead.
A pay dispute between the players and administrators led Aussie vice-captain David Warner to suggest this month CA "might not have a team for the Ashes".
Warner and his team-mates have left the Australian Cricketers' Association to negotiate on their behalf as they prepare for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
And after arriving in England for the tournament skipper Smith, speaking publicly about the dispute for the first time, said: "I saw David's comments.
"Of course we want to play in the Ashes and we want everything to go really well there, it's just about making sure the guys finalise a deal and then everything will be fine.
"There's nothing from us saying that we don't want to play, we certainly want to be playing in the Ashes. Hopefully they'll get things resolved soon and everything will be back to normal.
"We're sticking really strong together and we're backing what the ACA is doing back home. The ACA is working really hard with CA to get the right deal. I'm sure in time they'll get that and everything will be OK.
"There are a few things going on back home, but for us it's about focusing on the job at hand and that's competing in the Champions Trophy.
"These big tournaments only come around every couple of years and you want to win them. We're very much focused on that."
Australia are among the Champions Trophy favourites along with England, and the rivals will meet in the group stage on June 10, live on Sky Sports.
"England are a very good side and are obviously playing at home," Smith said. "They have some match-winners in their line-up, but a lot of the other teams are very good as well.
"South Africa have a world-class team, India have a world-class team, and there are a few others as well who on their day can play good cricket. It's a strong competition."
