51.   Match referee Graham Dowling of New Zealand said umpire Darrell Hair had no-balled Muralidharan for an illegal bowling action.

52.   Match referee Peter Burge of Australia convened a disciplinary hearing after a report from Hair.

53.   Meanwhile, match referee Denis Lindsay of South Africa was reported to have stepped in to ease tensions between the teams.

54.   New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming defended Nash, who was cautioned by match referee Hanumant Singh over the incident.

55.   Ranatunga will appear at the code of conduct hearing before match referee Peter van der Merwe of South Africa.

56.   Ranatunga appeared before match referee Peter Van Der Merwe of South Africa and could become the first serving test cricket captain to be suspended.

57.   South Africa removed Denness as match referee to avert an Indian walkout before the third test match.

58.   Speed said neither India nor South Africa objected to the appointment of Denness as match referee in September.

59.   Speed warned India on Tuesday that the match referee could prevent Sehwag from playing and that the situation could lead to violence by agitated fans.

60.   Sri Lanka Board of Cricket Control president Thilanga Sumathipala said if Lloyd had concerns, he should have taken them to the match referee.