Goodwin faces code charge for comments

Murray Goodwin, the former Zimbabwe international, has been charged by his Western Australia Cricket Association with a breach of Cricket Australia's code of behaviour. Goodwin made comments last week about the selection criteria for the Zimbabwe side.

Under the code, players are prohibited from making detrimental public comment. Alan Sullivan QC of New South Wales, who is the deputy senior commissioner of the Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour Commission, will hear the charge. No decision on when that will be has been made but it will be as soon as possible.

Players who are found to have breached the public comment rule range from a reprimand, to a match ban or to a fine of up to $5750 for a first offence.

Goodwin said in his comments that black players were selected ahead of better white players in order to meet a quota system. His former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower commented upon his arrival in Adelaide last week that concerns over the selection system had been part of Zimbabwe cricket for some time.