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Pietersen's second-innings dismissal is reportedly one of the wickets being investigated. Source:AFP
The Ashes series has descended into controversy with claims players have applied a silicon-based adhesive tape to the edges of their bats in a bid to cheat Hot Spot.
The Decision Review System has been under fire for the majority of the series – and part of the criticisms have centred on the apparent inconsistencies in Hot Spot's findings.
Channel Nine reported Wednesday night that the International Cricket Council's general manager of cricket, Geoff Allardice, is travelling to Durham ahead of the fourth Test to discuss the issue with both teams.
Concerns were apparently raised after Kevin Pietersen's contentious dismissal in the second innings at Old Trafford. Hot Spot detected no signs of an edge from Pietersen, however Snicko later revealed clear evidence of a nick.
There were suggestions last night that players from both sides could be investigated over the matter.
Australian captain Michael Clarke says he was unaware tape could be used to lessen the chance of Hot Spot registering. The tape makes the batting blade smoother and Hot Spot operates on friction caused when ball meets bat.
Clarke said he was confident no one in the Australian rooms was engaged in cheating of any kind.
"I find the accusation quite funny," Clarke said before training on Wednesday.
"I can't talk for everybody but if it is the case we are talking about cheating, I tell you there is not one person in the Australian changerooms who is a cheat. That's not the way we play cricket.
"I know no one is going to the extreme of saying 'put this on your bat because it will help you beat Hot Spot'."
The London Telegraph meanwhile reported that Warren Brennan, the Australian inventor of Hot Spot, was thought to be preparing a statement in which he would blame the fibreglass coating on some bats for failure of some faint edges to show up on his system.
Allardice is due to arrive in England on Wednesday morning to meet representatives of both teams over DRS blunders in the series.
The ICC has backed the use of Hot Spot in the DRS but it could be removed from the process if its accuracy is found wanting.
The Telegraph says Brennan and Allardice met in Melbourne last week before the third Test at Old Trafford where Hot Spot failed on occasions to detect edges.
"Both captains and coaches of the England and Australia teams have voiced support for the continued use of DRS but trust in Hot Spot has faded," the paper reported.
"Allardice will listen to their concerns and report back to the ICC. He will also update the players on the latest trials of the improved snickometer, which the ICC hopes to add to the DRS system this winter."
DRS has come under attack from Cricket Australia and England's coach Andy Flower this series. Flower was quoted as saying: "I thought that DRS had worked pretty well in international cricket prior to this series but in this series it hasn't worked well at all.
"I wouldn't necessarily blame technology – what we have at the moment is the best we've got – I might question whether we're using it as wisely as we can. I think we, the cricket community, can use it better.
"There is technology there to use and there are protocols that go with it. I think the people in charge of using the technology have to make very calm, clear decisions. I think we also know and understand that going back to using just the two umpires in the middle is not the answer because that isn't going to get us a greater percentage of correct decisions.
"Just being smart about how we use the technology – where the third umpire sits, who he sits with, is he sitting with experts in technology so that he sees the best pictures and can run forwards and backwards the various screens and the pertinent screens – those are the things that the ICC need to get right."
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