Ball's in Speed's court

The incoming International Cricket Council chief Malcolm Speed of Australia said today that careful consideration needs to be given before using tennis technology to police cricket's no-ball rule.

English cricket authorities have said they will consider using a modified version of the system for judging tennis line-calls to solve the problem of no balls.

The manufacturers of Cyclops, the machine which electronically judges line-calls in tennis, have approached the England and Wales Cricket Board with an offer to modify the system for cricket.

Speed said: "If there's a problem, we need to address it. But I really can't comment if that's the way to go forward or whether there's a better way."