Hayden reprimand satisfies India

The long-running feud between Australia and India took another twist on Wednesday when Matthew Hayden was reprimanded by his employers for remarks made about Harbhajan Singh.

Commissioner Ron Beazley issued a reprimand to the batsman as a penalty for breaching the Cricket Australia code of conduct following a lengthy hearing in Melbourne after Hayden had described the India off-spinner as an "obnoxious little weed" in a radio interview.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, had asked CA to investigate, and secretary Niranjan Shah said: "The BCCI have taken all the necessary steps. The matter is now closed. The BCCI would not like to react to it."