ACB Shane Warne hearing to be held Friday

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced that the hearing of Shane Warne's case under the ACB Anti-Doping Policy will be held in Melbourne on Friday 21 February 2003.

The hearing will be at the ACB's headquarters in Jolimont and will start about 9:30am.

The ACB Anti-Doping Committee, which will hear the case, will comprise Mr Justice Glen Williams of the Queensland Court of Appeal; medical specialist Dr Susan White and former Australian player and former national selector Mr Peter Taylor.

The timing of the hearing was finalised after the ACB was earlier today advised that Australian Sports Drug Agency testing of a sample provided by Warne on 22 January had been finalised.

For further information please contact:

Peter Young, ACB General Manager, Public Affairs, on 0425 764693