ICC procedures worry ACB

8220;The fact that it has taken that long is totally and absolutely unsatisfactory,8221; May told ABC Radio.

Lee8217;s action will be investigated by the ICC8217;s Illegal Deliveries Committee following a just-revealed report against him during the series in New Zealand in March-April this year.

The two Indian umpires who officiated in the series AV Jayaprakash and Srinivas Venkataraghavan made their report to match referee Mike Denness, who forwarded his concerns to the ICC.

But Australian Cricket Board chief executive Malcolm Speed was only made aware of the allegations against Lee on June 27.

Speed said the ICC8217;s procedure to date had been flawed. 8220;It8217;s fair to say the ACB is concerned with the some of the procedural aspects of the way the ICC has dealt with this matter not least of which is the delay of some three or four months since the concerns were raised, and the ICC8217;s failure to follow their own procedures,8221; he said.

May said the pressure on players from such allegations required they be dealt with as soon as possible.

8220;In any of these cases where a bowler8217;s delivery action is under scrutiny it has to be dealt with in an efficient and timely manner,8221; he said, adding that the make-up of the 10-strong ICC committee appointed to review chucking allegations was too slow and unwieldy.

He called for a three to five man committee which could move very quickly, using expert advice and the latest in technology.

He added that television replays meant players were watched as never before, and such close scrutiny did not benefit the game.

8220;From an ex-cricketer, I can tell you that 99 percent of cricketers some time during their career probably would have bowled a delivery which could be deemed doubtful,8221; he said.

8220;If we continue to scrutinise to the nth degree I don8217;t really see that is a benefit to cricket. There8217;s got to be some degree of variation that a bowler8217;s action can fall within.8221;

May said he did not think there was anything wrong with Lee8217;s bowling action, but he would carry a tremendous psychological burden knowing that everyone was watching him.