Barring veteran fast bowler Javagal Srinath, all the other probables drawn up by the national selection committee for next month's Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka have agreed to sign the contract.
England are on the brink of signing the ICC contract that has been the cause of a major row.
Following talks between the players' representatives and the England and Wales Cricket Board, it is hoped an agreement can be reached in the next few days.
The players were unhappy at the ICC contract which insisted they must give up their lucrative personal deals for the duration of the tournament in Sri Lanka.
Representatives of the UCBSA and the South African Cricketers' Association met on Friday to discuss the player terms issue relating to the ICC Champions Trophy for 2002 and the World Cup for 2003.
The problems arising out of the proposed player terms for these two events were discussed at length and certain fundamental principles relating to a solution were identified. The most important of these principles is the need to take all steps possible to ensure that both the Champions Trophy and The World Cup are not placed at risk and that the event sponsorship arrangements entered into were maintained as far as possible.
The parties have agreed on a framework within which they both believe that the players' rights and interests can be addressed given the existing commitments to event sponsors. This framework includes some involvement from the International Cricket Council.
India in England
Third Test, Headingley, day two (stumps): India 584-4
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly hit a succession of audacious sixes in the last hour as a packed house in Leeds were finally treated to some sparkling cricket.
By smashing 96 runs off the last 11.1 overs of play, the two batsmen - who followed up Rahul Dravid's efforts on Thursday by each hitting centuries - have put India in prime position now to win this match.
A cricket fan needed treatment after being hit on the head by the ball in the third Test match between England and India at Headingley.
Retired teacher John Bunton misjudged the six from Indian captain Sourav Ganguly off Ashley Giles' bowling and it whacked him on the forehead.
He left the stands at Leeds on Friday with blood pouring from the inch-long cut.
England coach Duncan Fletcher has criticised his bowlers for not making full use of the conditions on the first day of the third Test against India.
"We had an off day," Fletcher admitted.
"We didn't really learn the lessons from (the second Test at) Trent Bridge, where the conditions were similar.
"They got their lines and lengths wrong and they cannot afford to allow the batsmen to leave so many balls."
Australia-Pakistan Test series
Australia’s Test captain Steve Waugh was forced to leave the field at Canterbury Friday after being struck on the hand by a delivery from former England paceman Devon Malcolm.
Waugh, who replaced Andrew Symonds as Kent’s overseas player, was hit by one that leapt off a good length. Waugh is seeking match practice here ahead of the Pakistan series.
Miscellaneous
Matthew Hayden has been a prolific run-maker for Australia in Test matches but he said Friday that he expects more from himself in the one-day arena.
Hayden has scored 2,354 runs at an average of 49.04 with eight 100s from 30 Tests, including a record 1,391 runs in the 2001 calendar year.
In limited-overs matches, the 30-year-old left-hander has managed just 1,112 runs at an average of 33.69 from 37 matches with just one century.
"I know I have a role to play and that there is confidence in me to do that," Hayden told reporters as the Australians prepared in Brisbane for a tour of Kenya that starts next week.
"We've been on a break for a while now - probably the longest we've had off in a decade - and it is great to be back," Hayden said.
