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Hussain warned after sledging claims
AFP - Match referee Clive Lloyd warned former England captain Nasser Hussain to behave himself after he was accused by opponents Sri Lanka of abusing spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Lloyd summoned Hussain at the end of the second day's play of the second Test in Sri Lanka after the home side complained that he had called Muralitharan "a cheat and a chucker".
Hussain allegedly made the comments when Muralitharan was batting during his knock of 19 in the second session of play.
Muralitharan reported the matter to umpires Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper immediately after the incident and the home side's manager Ajith Jayasekara followed it with a written complaint to Lloyd.
"I'm not announcing any penalty or ban because there is no conclusive evidence," Lloyd said after a hearing with Hussain and Muralitharan plus the captains and managers of both sides.
"But I'm disappointed at the conduct of the two sides and will not spare anyone if there is any other incident during this series."
Sri Lanka and England are playing a three-match Test series. The third and final match will be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo from December 18 to 22.
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Hmmmmm - we look like we are losing another world title to the English
Let's hope McGrath, Lee and Warnie hurry back or our reputation is going to be sorely polished by our (lack of) actions [img]smile.gif[/img] .