<p class="title">Australian captain Steve Smith has shot down suggestions of ball-tampering after video of him using saliva from the corner of his mouth during Sunday's one-day loss to England raised eyebrows.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith laughed off the reaction, after watching a replay of the video, saying it was his standard technique for helping shine the white ball with no assistance from any foreign substance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was all spit. People said something about lip balm. If you look at my lips they are pretty dry. I certainly didn't have any of that on," he told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is just the way I get the spit into the side of my mouth and get some spit onto the ball. There was nothing in it."</p>.<p class="bodytext">England last month blasted ball-tampering allegations against them as a "beat-up" after footage of England bowler James Anderson working the ball with his thumbnail drew suspicions during their Ashes test match in Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England coach Trevor Bayliss slammed the accusations after former Australian players Shane Warne and Michael Slater suggested it was not allowed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England sealed the five-match ODI series in Sydney Sunday when a stunning century from Jos Buttler helped the visitors to an unbeatable 3-0 lead -- a remarkable turnaround after Australia had trounced them 4-0 in the Ashes Tests.</p>
<p class="title">Australian captain Steve Smith has shot down suggestions of ball-tampering after video of him using saliva from the corner of his mouth during Sunday's one-day loss to England raised eyebrows.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith laughed off the reaction, after watching a replay of the video, saying it was his standard technique for helping shine the white ball with no assistance from any foreign substance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was all spit. People said something about lip balm. If you look at my lips they are pretty dry. I certainly didn't have any of that on," he told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is just the way I get the spit into the side of my mouth and get some spit onto the ball. There was nothing in it."</p>.<p class="bodytext">England last month blasted ball-tampering allegations against them as a "beat-up" after footage of England bowler James Anderson working the ball with his thumbnail drew suspicions during their Ashes test match in Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England coach Trevor Bayliss slammed the accusations after former Australian players Shane Warne and Michael Slater suggested it was not allowed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England sealed the five-match ODI series in Sydney Sunday when a stunning century from Jos Buttler helped the visitors to an unbeatable 3-0 lead -- a remarkable turnaround after Australia had trounced them 4-0 in the Ashes Tests.</p>