Sri Lanka express concerns over Broad

Sri Lankan cricket authorities have confirmed that they have written to the ICC expressing concern over the conduct of Chris Broad, the match referee.

According to the state-run Sunday Observer, Broad was found "allegedly boozing with Australian cricketers during the February-March series, which Sri Lanka cricket claimed is gross misconduct in breach of the ICC rules".

Broad, a former England player, was in charge for the series between Sri Lanka and Australia and reported Muttiah Muralitharan's action to the ICC, claiming that it was suspect.

Mohan de Silva, the board president, insisted that the letter was an informal way of making the ICC aware of its feelings on the matter. "We have brought to the notice of the ICC his [Broad's] general conduct", de Silva said on Sunday. "It is not a formal protest or a complaint, but a letter to keep the ICC informed. We feel it is part of our responsibility."

Meanwhile, Bruce Elliott's biomechanics team at the University of Western Australia has concluded that Muralitharan should be allowed to continue using his doosra until the completion of further biomechanical research into slow bowling.