Cricket Australia confirms review of Anti Doping Policy

Cricket Australia has confirmed it is reviewing its Anti-Doping Policy prior to the next Australian cricket season.

Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said Cricket Australia had publicly foreshadowed such a review early this year. This was restated again after the recent independent arbitration of a dispute with the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) about whether suspended players could play in charity or testimonial matches.

"Cricket Australia was a world cricket pioneer when we proactively moved to introduce an anti-doping policy, modelled on the Australian Sports Commission and Olympic codes, into our sport here in Australia. We strongly support an anti-doping code for global cricket," he said.

"We are determined that there should be no place for doping in cricket," he said.

Mr Sutherland said Cricket Australia regularly reviews its policies as a matter of course. But it is also conducting this review in the light of Australian amateur sports moves to adopt the global World Anti-Doping Authority Code.

"There are some important differences between amateur and professional sports which need to be taken account of and we are consulting a wide range of stakeholders, including the ACA, and the Australian Sports Commission, as we undertake our review," he said.