Travis Head, Mohammed Siraj found guilty by ICC after second Test in Adelaide

The ICC has found Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj guilty of breaching cricket’s code of conduct after their explosive blow-up in the middle of the Adelaide Oval.

Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching cricket’s code of conduct after their hot-blooded exchange in Adelaide.

It is understood the duo have been found guilty after a hearing on Sunday night in front of cricket’s most experienced match referee Ranjun Madugalle.

Siraj was fined twenty per cent of his match fee over the incident, while Head was hit with the lesser charge of a reprimand but one which still results in the South Australian star losing a demerit point on his record.

Head was found guilty of abuse of an opposition player after he appeared to swear at Siraj.

The Indian was fined for his aggressive send off which the ICC appeared to find provoked Head into his reaction.

The charges against the duo divided the cricket world with some former players celebrating the fiery exchange which was a throwback to more colourful eras.

Former Indian star Ravi Shastri had no issue with the exchange where Siraj gave a fiery eyed stare at Head after bowling him and the two then had a sharp verbal exchange.

“He is a character and you need characters in cricket,’’ Shastri said of Siraj.

“Sometimes you go over the top but in the heat of the moment things happen.

“It happens to fast bowlers. You push them into a corner and things can explode. As a guy he is pretty much reserved but he is a competitor.”

Some conjecture remains about what Travis Head actually said when he was initially clean-bowled by Siraj.

The South Australian claimed that he had jokingly said “Well bowled” to Siraj after plundering the Indians for 140 at almost a run a ball.

While we have no audio recording of the moment, a slow-motion replay (watch in the video player above) shows that Head said something indecipherable to Siraj and then followed it up with an easier-to-read obscenity moments later.