Cricket Australia end investigation following Moeen Ali claims
Monday 24 September 2018 11:59, UK
Cricket Australia (CA) has closed an investigation into an alleged racial slur directed by an Australian player at England all-rounder Moeen Ali.
Moeen said in a recently-published excerpt from his autobiography that he was called "Osama" by an unnamed Australian player during the 2015 Ashes Test in Cardiff.
The claim prompted Cricket Australia to conduct an investigation and they have interviewed players and management who were involved in that Cardiff match.
A CA spokesman said on Monday: "We have followed up with the ECB and our team management and confirmed that the incident was investigated at the time, with a response provided to Moeen.
"Moeen elected not to progress the matter any further and we have not been able to ascertain any new additional evidence through our enquiries.
"As such, the matter is considered closed.
"We take a zero-tolerance approach to remarks of this nature.
"They have no place in our sport, or in society, and any allegations raised with us are treated seriously and respectfully."
