Cricket world in turmoil!

WAUGH CHEAT CLAIM!

Australian cricket has been rocked by sensational claims that the nation's Test skipper Steve Waugh cheated in the final Test of last summer's Ashes series in a desperate bid to cement his place in the current side touring the West Indies.
Horribly out of form all summer, Waugh prolonged his lengthy Test career when he cracked an unforgettable Test ton at the SCG that even people who have never seen it will remember for a long long time.
And the sensational claims levelled this week suggest a very simply reason for his dramatic turnaround in form - Waugh illegally used his twin brother and Test discard Mark to signal what shots to play.
Freed from the confines of the side's dressing room, the forgotten Waugh was able to secrete himself in the crowd at square leg and assist his out-of-form sibling by a series of predetermined coughs just as the bowler released each delivery.
An Australian Cricket Board member who did not wish to be named said the scam was "bleeding obvious" once Channel 9 footage of the innings was reviewed over and over again. Mark Waugh's distinctive cough could be clearly heard through the station's special-effects mikes as each ball being faced by his struggling twin was released.
"To be brutally honest, we also thought something was amiss but couldn't work out what," he said.
"All series, Waugh could hardly get the ball off the square. And anyone who saw how distressed he was when faced with the prospect of battling in the just-completed Test at Port of Spain - Waugh appeared to be crying openly under his helmet before dramatically declaring his side's innings over to avoid facing up - sure puts the SCG performance in perspective."
The Bug can reveal that during the SCG innings, one cough from Mark Waugh signalled for his brother to unleash a blistering off drive; two a powerful hoike to leg. No cough at all meant the Test skipper simply ducked down.
Three coughs - for when the English bowlers got the ball on the stumps and a defensive stroke was called for - didn't have to be used.
The ACB said it had never thought of the coughing scam, but had acted on reports that the ageing sports star might have been using vibrating pagers secreted on his body to direct his shots.
Board officials had the 37-year old sporting icon physically checked just before he went out to bat the next morning after his amazing last-ball ton, but came up empty..
That he quickly snicked a ball to slip at his overnight score has been put down to the fact that his younger twin had left the ground moments earlier to attend a barrier-draw at the nearby Harold Park trots.