Sri Lanka's team management has expressed concerns over footage that it believes shows Peter Siddle tampering with the ball in Sri Lanka's first innings.
Management believes broadcast cameras may have captured Siddle using his fingernails to raise the seam of the ball in the 88th over of Sri Lanka's innings, while bowling to Prasanna Jayawardene.
Sri Lanka team manager Charith Senanayake said their suspicions had been raised in the dressing room as they received the video-feed in real time, in the second session on day three.
"We have the footage with us," Senanayake said. "We recorded the game and it's there for everybody to see. We saw something illegal and have reacted to that."
Sri Lanka are yet to make an official complaint to match referee Chris Broad but Senanayake says he has flagged the issue with Broad.
"I have spoke to the match referee informally," he said. "It's up to them to act now, but we will have to pursue it further if nothing happens."
The ICC has since issued a statement acknowledging Broad is aware of the situation.
"ICC match referee Chris Broad is aware of the media reports coming out of Sri Lanka on the ball issue," an official release said. "The Sri Lanka team has made no official complaint about the ball."
Siddle took 5 for 54 runs in Sri Lanka's first innings, helping secure a 114-run first-innings lead for Australia.
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