Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur reaches mutual agreement with Cricket Australia NEGOTIATIONS at the Fair Work Commission in Sydney took over 13 hours, but former Australia coach Mickey Arthur was relieved to finally reach a settlement with Cricket Australia. Arthur, who was sacked just two weeks before the Ashes began and replaced by Darren Lehmann, initially sought to sue CA for up to $4 million after he claimed not to have received anything in writing and no payment following his shock dismissal. But on Wednesday night he was happy to accept a "significantly reduced" financial settlement in order for both parties to move on. "It was a real pity I had to launch legal proceedings, but I'm glad we came to a settlement without the need to proceed to a potentially expensive and protracted litigation," he said. For me this was never solely about the money, I just wanted to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Importantly I've been very mindful of protecting the Australian cricket team from any further publicity surrounding this dispute. With this fair and reasonable deal we can now all get on with our lives. The agreed sum wasn't disclosed, but in a joint statement both CA and Arthur claimed to be satisfied with the outcome. Though Arthur, who was pleased to talk to reporters following the hearing, appeared the happier of the two. Sacked Australia coach Mickey Arthur reaches a settlement with Cricket Australia after marathon talks lasting more than 13 hours. The South African is looking forward to starting a new chapter in his life, but has no plans to leave Australia. "I'm just really happy now," he said. It's an exciting time now, a new chapter in our lives and something we're really looking forward to. Cricket has always been my life and my passion and, as I said, it's a new chapter and I can't wait to just get involved in something different. Despite his dismissal and the leaking of damaging details of his legal case, Arthur harbours no hard feelings towards Cricket Australia. I was very honoured to be in charge of the Australian cricket team for two years and I was really pleased with the relationships we made.