England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has been awarded undisclosed libel damages over an advertisement that suggested he had tampered with his bat during this year's Ashes series against Australia.
The advert for opticians Specsavers showed a picture of the batsman alongside the statement: "'Bat tampering' in the Ashes? Apparently Hot Spot should've gone to Specsavers."
Pietersen was accused by an Australian television channel of using silicone tape during the series to prevent the Hot Spot decision-review technology from detecting when he had hit the ball.
His lawyer said the allegations were both completely untrue and completely unfounded.
Specsavers accepted that Pietersen had not behaved in the manner suggested, and agreed to pay him substantial damages and his legal costs.
