The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) seems unhappy with the use of stump mic as their chief Alistair Nicholson has said that they don’t want players to get unnecessary sanctions for “unintentional and accidental” on-field conversations.

According to media reports, the ACA had already expressed its reservations on stump mic to broadcasters. They have also said that they aren’t against the use of stump mics but wants clarity over the “rules of engagement”.

Talking to the Melbourne-based SEN radio Station, Nicholson said, “I wouldn’t say we’re not happy. (Players are) aware things can potentially unintentionally be picked up whether it’s accidental swearing or things like that. We’re conscious we don’t necessarily want players to be slapped with code-of-conduct fines when they really are working as hard as they can to bring that element of the game through that we’ve never had.”

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ACA chief also said that they just want to be cautious with the players but they aren’t supporting negativity.

The stump microphones have captured some interesting conversations between the Indian and Australian players during the ongoing Test series, the most notable among them being the fiery exchange between visiting captain Virat Kohli and his counterpart Tim Paine during the second Test in Perth.

On Day 3 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test, when the Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant came out to bat, the Australian skipper Tim Paine decided to troll him in a classic manner. The former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni who was not included in the T20I squad against Australia, has been called to the ODI setup with Pant dropped from the ODI side.

Team India had scored 443/7 in the first innings before declaring and they bundled out the Australians for just 151, thanks to Jasprit Bumrah’s 6-wicket haul. Despite having a lead of 292 runs, India decided to bat again to give a humongous target to the hosts.