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ICC wants players to toe 'line of decency'; aims to end 'unacceptable behaviour' in cricket

Reiterating its support for the umpires to continue clamping down on poor player behaviour during the tournament, the ICC has revealed that its match officials would explain exactly what the line of decency is that they expect.

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As the World Cup looms up; the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has revealed that it would make the 'line of decency', that separates appropriate sledging from unacceptable behaviour, explicitly clear to the players.

Reiterating its support for the umpires to continue clamping down on poor player behaviour during the tournament, the ICC has revealed that its match officials would explain exactly what the line of decency is that they expect.

As ICC gears up to explain the line to the players, Australia is a team that carries the 'playing ugly' tag more than any other country. David Warner was reprimanded earlier in the ODI tri-series, and was admonished by CA chief executive James Sutherland for his actions, News.com.au reported. Australian coach Darren Lehmann has also publicly backed match officials to do their job and crack down on 'poor behaviour'.

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As the match officials explain the line, players would be allowed to ask questions and educate themselves on what actions would be cracked down on. Sutherland said that that it's the 'responsibility' of his players to take on-field behaviour and the word of the umpires seriously. He added that his position has always been that the players have to take responsibility for their behaviour on the field and understanding 'where the line is drawn'.

Sutherland also said that the umpires and the match referees to a lesser extent are the ones who need to take action, adding that the code of conduct is pretty clear on what is an offence and what's not an offence. Australia's behaving badly on the field always seems to attract more attention than sledging by other countries, but Sutherland denies that umpires have expressed a feeling that Australia has a problem.

The CA chief said that they talk to umpires all the time to get an understanding if there are any issues, adding that there have been no 'complaints'. Sutherland said that every time the match referee is in town and when they change over he encourages them to let him know if there are any issues.

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