Cricket Australia agrees over drug testing through player's hair - Cricket News Update
Cricket Australia will now conduct dope tests on its players by using their hair samples, after the players agreed to provide their samples to the CA, to ensure that no player is caught using drugs prohibited under the regulations of international sports.
Drug testing through hair samples is a common practice in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 was mulling over the same practice, for the past couple of months.
Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) on Thursday reached an agreement on hair testing for a trial period of one year. ACA Chief http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Marsh-c81144 told media reporters on Thursday that initially it will be used on a trial basis and
the policy will be reviewed after the given period, before making a decision.
"We have agreed to trial hair testing for a 12-month period and will review it before we make any decisions for the future," the Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh was quoted as saying by a leading daily.
"I have talked to the Australian team and we are doing this in conjunction with CA; we have been talking about hair testing for a while," he added further.
The two methods currently being used by the board to detect drug cheats are through saliva or urine samples, but they are only effective for the last five days. Drug testing through the hair can detect use of banned drugs, dating back to three months.
Cricket Australia’s high performance manager http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Howard-c63371 backed the advancement and said that it is a welfare issue to support people.
"It is not that we are trying to be Inspector Clouseau; it is a welfare issue to support people. We have to take steps to ensure a duty of care. We are on the same page as the ACA and I think it is a really good result."
The recently appointed T20 captain of Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 also backed the move saying the players are with the board in terms of keeping the sport clean.
"I have no issue with it in terms of keeping the sport clean. I don't think cricket has a massive issue though. We will wait and see how it pans out," said Bailey.
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