Australian cricketers cautiously welcomed moves today by the International Cricket Council to subject test players to lie-detector tests every six months in a bid to catch match-fixers.
International Cricket Council chief Malcolm Speed said overnight an unnamed national captain had floated the idea in a survey, suggesting international players, umpires and officials should undergo the tests.
The ICC will meet next week to vote on the proposal.
Australian batsman Greg Blewett said while he would happily take a lie detector test, he had reservations about its reliability.
Australian Cricketers' Association chief Tim May had serious doubts.
"We're keen to put in reasonable procedures to ensure we can eradicate match fixing from the game, but there are reasonable procedures and unreasonable procedures," he said.
"My gut feeling at this stage without knowing the reliability of lie detectors, this may well be on the unreasonable side".
AFP