Phil Salt cleared of bat size breach by ACU

Phil Salt has been cleared of any breach of the ECB's Anti-Corruption Code by the Cricket Regulator's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).

The allegations related to a potential breach of ECB Directives 3.2 and 3.3 after Salt's bat failed an on-field bat-gauge test during a Vitality Blast fixture against Northamptonshire Steelbacks.

Salt maintained that the bat, which he has used consistently for England, Lancashire, and in the IPL, had never previously raised any concerns.

During the first over of Lancashire Lightning's run chase, an umpire conducted an on-field gauge test of the bat. Salt's bat did not pass through the gauge and was deemed to have failed the test. In further tests carried out after the match, it was deemed inconclusive despite the bat fitting through the gauge on several occasions.

The Cricket Regulator's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officially cleared Salt of any wrongdoing after further testing.