DUBAI, (Reuters) – An Australia cricket player has  been approached by a bookmaker during the Ashes tour of England,  the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

“There is no evidence of any illegal activity as a result of  this approach, which took place following the second test at  Lord’s in July,” the ICC said in a statement.

“Approaches to players do happen and it would be naive to  assume otherwise; if they did not then there would be no need  for the continuing existence of the ACSU (Anti-Corruption and  Security Unit),” the sport’s governing body added.

“There is no indication that any matches in the current  Ashes series or the ICC World Twenty20 2009 (in England in June)  have been affected by corruption in any way and the ICC is  confident the issue is under control.

“The ICC would like to place on record its praise for the  player approached and the Australia team management for  reporting the issue.”

The final test of the closely-contested Ashes begins at the  Oval today with the series level at one-all.

Cricket Australia declined to comment on the player approach  when contacted by Reuters.

“Any anti-corruption issue in cricket is a matter for the  ICC,” Cricket Australia spokesman Philip Pope said.

Australian media reported a player was approached in the bar  of the team’s London hotel.