Australia have ruled out following England's reported lead of banning their players from using the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook during the forthcoming home Ashes series. Weekend reports said England's cricketers were facing a ban from using Twitter and Facebook while on England duty, with team management worried they could be a divisive influence and lead to dressing-room secrets being revealed.
Australian opening batsman Phil Hughes caused a stir when he revealed on Twitter during last year's Ashes series in England that he had been dropped hours before the third Test. Cricket Australia general manager Michael Brown said CA had no problem with players using the popular social networking sites.