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To the astonishment of most, Marcus Trescothick has disclosed that he sucked sweets when playing for England to help keep the shine on the ball. This comes as a powerful shock since the laws of Cricket strictly forbid the use of any artificial substance be applied to the surface of the ball.

Trescothick, the former opener, was a main component England’s team that won the 2005 Ashes series against Australia. In the 2005 games the reverse swing was vital to the success of Trescothick’s team. Whether or not sucking sweets may have been a factor then it does not seem to be changing the minds of the ICC.

"According to the laws this is illegal - but we will not outlaw sucking sweets," an ICC spokesman told BBC Sport.

Understandably, some Australians are crying foul not only for the 2005 games but four years prior, as well. Trescothick was chosen to look after the ball in both the 2005 series and the 2001 series.

"I was firmly established as the man in charge of looking after the ball when we were fielding," says the 32 year old, Trescothick, in his new autobiography. "It was my job to keep the shine on the new ball for as long as possible with a bit of spit and a lot of polish - and through trial and error I finally settled on the best type of spit for the task at hand. I had a go at Murray Mints and found they worked a treat."

Many say the point is moot, especially since in the 2001 Ashes Trescothick was not convicted of doing anything against the Cricket laws when a handful of lollipops fell out of his pocket. It was all taken very seriously and a match referee absolved the then England offender. Trescothick’s career has seen himself to become the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in the Championship Division One. His career is now over due to stress related pressures.

"If appropriate, it would be looked into," added the ICC spokersman over Trescothick's latest revelations. "It depends on the evidence and circumstances, so if something is brought to our attention it would be dealt with. But where do you stop, for example, if you start to try to stop everyone who is chewing gum?"

There are many places to start, however maybe it has already started. Four years ago, in 2004, India vice-captain Rahul Dravid was fined for ball tampering during a one day game in Brisbane, Australia playing against Zimbabwe. Dravid was fined 50% of his match fee for rubbing a cough lozenge on the white ball. Unfortunately, Dravid was caught on camera at a game leaving third umpire Peter Parker no choice but to attend to the situation. Soon afterwards match referee Clive Lloyd charged Dravid under clause 2.10 of the ICC code of conduct.

Trescothick has made it clear that he is retiring from Cricket back in March of this year. In his career he has played 76 Tests and 123 one day games.

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