 In an article about the PCA originally published in the March 1979 issue of "The Cricketer", Arlott wrote that Goldblatt was "invaluable as financial adviser".In 1997, the PCA was instrumental in settling the dispute between the Test and County Cricket Board and Kerry Packer over his World Series Cricket.In 1999, it played a key rôle in the formation of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA).