While the officials had a word with captains Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Imran Khan about it, there wasn't too much of a difference because umpires were pretty much powerless
There is speculation that the use of saliva to shine the ball will be stopped to cut down the risk of the highly contagious infection when international cricket restarts
Michael Holding believes there is 'no logic' behind the reported move as players will anyway be playing the game in a safe environment and use of saliva on the ball shouldn't be an issue
While discussions are at nascent stage, questions are already being asked about what external substances could be used if ball tampering becomes legal?
Steve Smith and David Warner, who were both banned for a year for their role in ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test, are both in the Australian team that will play three T20Is and three ODIs in South Africa
Steve Smith, who has made an impressive comeback since serving his one-year ball-tampering ban, hopes that West Indies' Nicholas Pooran will learn from his mistake. Smith also added that he doesn't feel hard done by Cricket Australia's one-year ban.
