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Players want privacy protection on drugs

As Cricket Australia finalises its illicit drug-testing code, Australia’s players have asked for guarantees their privacy won’t be compromised

Brydon Coverdale
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
As Cricket Australia finalises its illicit drug-testing code, Australia’s players have asked for guarantees their privacy won’t be compromised. Chloe Saltau writes in the Age that the demand has come after a news outlet released the details of drug histories and medical records of two Australian Football League players.
Cricket is leaning towards a system similar to the National Rugby League model — a first positive test would see penalties deferred if the player agreed to counselling, while a second would attract a harsher punishment. The system preferred by Cricket Australia has the support of the Federal Government and is tougher than the controversial AFL "three-strikes" policy now in crisis.

Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here