A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Shane Warne and Marlon Samuels’ fight has given the BBL a huge spark, says James Sutherland

Sutherland expects the rivalry between the two Melbourne-based franchises to only get more intense from here on

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that the infamous brawl between West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels and local boy Shane Warne has resulted in the Big Bash League (BBL) becoming more competitive, thus making it a bigger hit amongst the fans as rivalries between different states have been created, and in some cases, are already starting to heat up.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Our team management believed Australia had tampered with the ball after analysing the television replays, says Mahela Jayawardene

The television replays shows no signs of Siddle ball tampering in any way whatsoever

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that the team management’s suspicions of Australia having tampered with the ball during the first Test in Hobart were raised after spending a lot of time watching close-up replays of the match.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: We found no evidence of Australia having tampered with the ball in any way during the first Test in Hobart, says Chris Broad

Siddle was accused of ball tampering in the 88th over

International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Chris Broad has announced that he found no evidence to suggest Australia had tampered with the ball in any way whatsoever after Sri Lanka expressed their concerns during the first Test in Hobart.

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