Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended for one Test after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball.
Ball tampering has reared its head in Test cricket once again,as Sri Lanka become the latest international side to be embroiled by the practice.
Dinesh Chandimal has been accused of the same breach that plunged Australian cricket into turmoil in South Africa.
Players are being asked how Cricket Australia can be made more accountable as part of their union's submission into the game's culture and governance review.
Ponting says he couldn't bring himself to watch the press conferences of the three Australian players implicated in the South Africa ball tampering scandal.
A stunt featuring"Australian ball-tampering grade sandpaper"did not hit the mark with Tim Paine's men but struck a nerve with Darren Lehmann.
Mitchell Starc has issued a statement to clarify comments he made at a business forum that were taken as critical of Steve Smith.
Cricket Australia's head of integrity has been made redundant.
The push to improve player behaviour comes after a decline in international standards,headlined by the ill-tempered series between Australia and South Africa.
The ICC Cricket Committee backed stricter punishments for ball-tampering but decided not to do away with the toss in Test cricket during a two-day meeting.
The punishments slapped on Australian cricketers for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal were extreme,Shane Watson said on Tuesday.