MELBOURNE - Australian cricketers Colin Miller and Adam Gilchrist and coach John Buchanan were telephoned anonymously by someone seeking information about the third Test against India in March, the Australian Cricket Board revealed today.

ACB chief executive Malcolm Speed said that Miller, Gilchrist and Buchanan took the calls in their hotel rooms in Chennai.

The unidentified male caller was seeking information about the pitch, the state of the match and the likely outcome.

However he said no offers were made because the Australians ended the conversations quickly and immediately reported the incident to Australian team manager Steve Bernard.

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