and there is no rule in the icc saying that u can't use a sqash ball for a better grip inside the gloves. remember he did nothing with the bat. ok what if he had stuffed some handkerchief in the gloves for a better grip.would that be illegal too? and i think all this hue and cry is because its a sqash ball. people think,(and i am sure most people don't even know wht sqash is) it is somekind of power generating stuff. if it was a normal sponge,nobody would have cared. let me tell you, sqash ball is just like harder sponge.