Matthew Kuhnemann’s bowling action has been analysed. Now he awaits the ICC verdict

Cricket Australia provided an update on the testing of Kuhnemann on Wednesday.

“Matthew has completed the assessment which was performed at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane,” CA said in a statement.

“The ICC will make a determination in due course. Neither Cricket Australia nor Matthew will be making any public comment at this time.”

The ICC powers include the authority to determine if a bowler’s action is only problematic on certain types of deliveries.

In that case, a player would be able to continue bowling in matches without those variations until cleared.

Australia’s players are no stranger to biomechanical testing, with high-performance staff often using the same facilities to help streamline or improve the bowling actions of quicks.

Kuhnemann’s test came after he was put on ice for Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia this week, still battling the thumb injury he suffered in the BBL.

He was, however, still able to get through the ICC testing given the injury is on his non-bowling hand.

Kuhnemann also played through the pain to be the leading wicket-taker of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy with 16 scalps at 17.18 in the two Tests in Sri Lanka.

It was after the second Test that Kuhnemann was told his action had been reported, for the first time in eight years of professional cricket.

Australia’s players have backed Kuhnemann in the bid to have his action cleared, with stand-in captain Steve Smith expecting him to have no issue.

“It’s come as a bit of a surprise to me,” Smith, who captained Australia against Sri Lanka, said last Friday.

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“He has been playing for eight years in professional cricket and nothing has been said in that amount of time.

“I am thinking of him, at present, he has to go through the process.

“We’re confident he will pass. He will go through that process back home, we wish him all the best.”

AAP