ARTICLE 4: USE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN THE PMOA
4.1 Subject strictly to the exceptions set out in Article 4.2, the following prohibitions shall apply from the moment that the first Playerof any participating team enters the PMOAfor an International Matchright through until the formal conclusion of the day’s play:
4.1.1 no person shall be allowed to use and/or carry any Mobile Device for any reason whatsoever, whether to access the Internet or otherwise, in the PMOA;
4.1.2 no person shall be allowed to use and/or or carry, any laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) for any reason whatsoever, whether to access the Internet or otherwise, in the PMOA; and
4.1.3 no person shall be allowed to use any static / landline (or similar) telephone capable of making calls from inside or receiving calls from outside the PMOA.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed by the ICC Anti-Corruption Managerin advance, the only exceptions to the above prohibitions are:
4.2.1 each team manager shall be permitted to carry a Mobile Devicewithin the PMOA, provided that it can only be used either: (a) by him/her for cricket operations purposes; and/or (b) by any Playeror Player Support Personnelfor any important personal matter, provided that the team manager has given his express permission to the Playeror Player Support Personnelbefore such use;
4.2.2 each team media manager shall be permitted to carry a Mobile Devicewithin the PMOAbut any such device must be turned onto silent mode at all times whilst such individual is in the PMOAand must not be used for any purpose inside the PMOA;
4.2.3 each team security manager shall be permitted to carry a Mobile Device within the PMOAbut any such device must be turned onto silent mode at all times whilst such individual is in the PMOAand must not be used for any purpose, either inside or outside the PMOAat the venue, other than in the case of a security emergency;
4.2.4 each Match Refereeshall be permitted to carry all of the Mobile Devicesthat may have been collected from each Umpire(including any third or other *Umpire)*and Regional Umpire Performance Manageras part of any protocol implemented by a Match Refereepursuant to Article 2.3.4, above;
4.2.5 each team manager shall be permitted to carry and use a laptop computer (or any other similar communication device), whether to access the Internet or otherwise, within the PMOA, provided that it is used only by him/her and only for cricket operations purposes of a logistical or administrative nature related to any International Matchor series of International Matches;
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GUIDANCE NOTE: For the avoidance of doubt, any team manager who uses his laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) other than for cricket operations purposes of a logistical or administrative nature (for example, for personal use) shall automatically be in breach of Article 4.2.5. As a permitted exception to this prohibition, the team manager may, at any time during an International Match, receive, access and disseminate to relevant Players and Player Support Personnel, information of an analytical nature that has been developed outside of the PMOA (whether within the venue or further afield) and which relates exclusively to the performance of any individual Player or team participating in the relevant International Match in question, provided at all times that: (a) such information can only be disseminated to relevant Players and Player Support Personnel by the team manager via a ‘pen-drive’ or other means of transferring data other than via the Internet; (b) no Player or Player Support Personnel shall be entitled to use or access such information directly on the team manager’s laptop (or any other similar communication device); (c) such information must be received only from an individual whose identity has been pre-approved by, and whose full contact details have been provided to, the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager in advance; and (d) all communication exchanges between the team manager and any such identified third party in relation to such matters must be copied contemporaneously and in full to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager (if such exchanges take place over the Internet) or witnessed first-hand by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager (if such information is transmitted manually). It is acknowledged and agreed that the safeguards described in this guidance note are of particular importance in upholding the underlying principles of the PMOA and that, since the analytical information that this note contemplates be exchanged in ‘live’ game situations is information that could easily be exploited for corrupt purposes, any failure to comply risks causing serious damage to the integrity of the game. The burden shall be at all times on the team manager to ensure that he has the relevant details of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager and/or access to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager at the appropriate times in order that he can comply in full with the safeguards described herein. |
4.2.6 a further seven other Player Support Personnelper team, whose identity must be approved in advance by the ICC Anti-Corruption Manager, shall be permitted to carry and use a laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) within the PMOA, provided that: (a) it is used only by the identified individual and only for cricket operations purposes; (b) it may not be used to access the Internetat any time until the final ball in the day’s play has been delivered; and (c) the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Managershall have absolute discretion to direct that the laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) be used only in a specific area or location within the PMOA.
| GUIDANCE NOTE: Nothing in Articles 4.2.5 or 4.2.6 shall prevent a Player or Player Support Personnel being able to view the screen of a laptop computer that is being used by the team manager or other permitted Player Support Personnel, provided that his/her viewing of the laptop: (a) is carried out at all times in the company of the team manager or other permitted Player Support Personnel; and (b) is for cricket operations purposes only. |
4.2.7 the team doctor (or team physiotherapist in circumstances where there is no team doctor) shall be permitted to carry and use one Mobile Deviceand one laptop computer (or other similar device), whether to access the Internetor otherwise, within the PMOA, provided that either device will only be used in the case of a genuine medical emergency and must not be used for any other purpose. Any such Mobile Device must be turned onto silent mode at all times whilst such individual is in the PMOA.Any such laptop computer (or other similar device) carried by the team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable) must be password protected and password locked when not in use, with the password known only to the team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable);
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GUIDANCE NOTE: For the avoidance of doubt, any team doctor (or team physiotherapist, as applicable) who uses a Mobile Device and/or laptop (or any other similar communication device) other than in the case of a genuine medical emergency (for example, for personal use) shall automatically be in breach of Article 4.2.7. The team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable) shall provide the telephone number of any Mobile Device used by him/her in the PMOA to the ICC Anti-Corruption Manager at the start of the match. The team doctor (or Physiotherapist, as applicable) shall allow the ICC' Anti-Corruption Manager access to the Mobile Device and/or laptop computer used by him/her in the PMOA at any time during the match upon the request of the Anti-Corruption Manager to enable to Anti-Corruption Manager to review the history of any communications made on such device during the match. Any Mobile Device or laptop computer carried and/or used by the team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable) in the PMOA pursuant to Article 2.4.7 may only be used by that team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable), save that the team physiotherapist will be allowed to review medical information contained on the laptop computer in circumstances where the team doctor is present and is in control of the laptop computer. The physiotherapist (unless he has taken on the role of team doctor for the purposes of Article 4.2.7) shall not have access to the laptop computer on his/her own. For the avoidance of further doubt, only one laptop computer (or similar device) can be carried and/or used by the team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable) in the PMOA. It is therefore not permitted for a team doctor (or physiotherapist, where applicable) to carry both a laptop computer and a tablet or iPad in the PMOA. |
4.2.8 the team performance analyst shall be permitted to carry and use one laptop computer (or other similar device) within the PMOA(which may be used to access the Internet), provided that: (a) it is used only by the team performance analyst and only for the purpose of undertaking performance analysis during the International Matchor series of International Matchesin question; and (b) the Anti-Corruption Managershall have absolute discretion to direct that the laptop computer (or other similar device) be used only in a specific area or location within the PMOA.
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GUIDANCE NOTE: For the avoidance of doubt, any team performance analyst who uses a laptop computer (or any other similar device) other than for the purposes of undertaking genuine performance analysis during the relevant International Match shall automatically be in breach of Article 4.2.8. The team performance analyst shall allow the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager access to the laptop computer used by him/her in the PMOA at any time during the match upon the request of the Anti-Corruption Manager to enable the Anti-Corruption Manager to review the history of any Internet usage on such device during the match. Any laptop computer carried and/or used by the team performance analyst in the PMOA pursuant to Article 2.4.8 may only be used by that team performance analyst. For the avoidance of further doubt, only one laptop computer (or similar device) can be carried and/or used by the team performance analyst in the PMOA. It is therefore not permitted for a team performance analyst to carry both a laptop computer and a tablet or iPad in the PMOA. |
4.2.9the Match Refereeshall be permitted to carry a Mobile Devicewithin the PMOA, provided that it is used either: (a) by him/her for cricket operations purposes only; and/or (b) by any Match Officialfor any important personal matter only, provided that the Match Refereehas given his express permission to the Match Officialbefore such use;
4.2.10 the Match Refereeshall be permitted to carry and use a laptop computer (or any other similar device), whether to access the Internet or otherwise, within the PMOA, provided that it is used only by him/her and only for cricket operations purposes; and
4.2.11 the Regional Umpire Performance Managershall be permitted to carry and use a laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) within the PMOA, provided that: (a) it is used only by the identified individual and only for cricket operations purposes; (b) it may not be used to access the Internetat any time until the final ball in the day’s play has been delivered; and (c) the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Managershall have absolute discretion to direct that the laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) be used only in a specific area or location within the PMOA.
4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, none of the foregoing provisions shall operate to prevent:
4.3.1 the use of two-way handheld device that uses dedicated frequencies over short distances (ie a ‘walkie-talkie’) by Player Support Personnelfor the purpose of communication between the dugout and dressing room area for medical and/or tactical reasons only, provided that such communication devices are suitably encrypted to avoid detection by any third party in the nearby vicinity;
4.3.2 the use of electronic communication devices between on and off-field Match Officialsin accordance with the relevant playing conditions and/or any other communication protocols (for example in relation to the use of the Decision Review System) as may be required from time to time, provided that such communication devices are suitably encrypted to avoid detection by any third party in the nearby vicinity; and/or
4.3.3 the wearing of microphones by a Playerin a T20 International Match, provided that such use is for the purposes of providing commentary to a television broadcast only and that it complies with any official regulations that may be in force governing the type and nature of any commentary that Players may or may not be permitted to make on such broadcast during any such T20 International Match.
4.4 For the avoidance of any doubt, all individuals permitted to carry and use a laptop computer (or any other similar communication device) within the PMOA pursuant to clause 4.2 are deemed to have: (a) consented to such laptop or other device being monitored by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manager for the purpose of establishing whether or not the Internethas been accessed in any relevant period; (b) agreed to provide such laptop or other device to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Managerimmediately upon request so that any identified Internetbrowsing activity can be audited; and (c) agreed to provide such technical information (including, without limitation, any applicable MAC number) about such laptop or other device to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Manageras may be necessary to carry out such monitoring and/or auditing activity.