Sussex have vowed to help fast bowler James Kirtley to clear his name after he was suspended pending an independent assessment of his action.

The 30-year-old has battled back after being reported in the past and was capped by England at Test level in 2003 against South Africa.

Now the England and Wales Cricket Board have ordered him to undergo remedial work on his action again at the National Academy in Loughborough and at Sussex's own indoor facility in order to be eligible to play in 2006.

A statement from his county side read: "Further to the decision by the ECB to suspend James Kirtley from bowling in international and competitive county cricket, after an independent assessment of his bowling action, Sussex CCC would like to state its full support of James in this matter.

"The club has received the ECB's report and will be analysing it before deciding on how to proceed.

"We are grateful for the support offered by the National Academy and Troy Cooley, the England Academy's fast-bowling coach, and will be looking to speak to them in due course."

Skipper Chris Adams added: "It is a blow for James and Sussex but he will come back and when he does he will be better and stronger as a player and a person. That is what happened the first time and I am convinced that is what will happen again.

"He has slipped a little and needs to concentrate on getting it right again. To tweak and correct it won't happen overnight.

"I am delighted Troy Cooley will be available to help him and he knows Peter Moores, who is at the Academy now.

"This shouldn't be a victory for those who doubted his action and have said I told you so'. This should be about the player doing what is right for him. It is important he gets the maxmimum support, not just from Sussex but from the world of cricket. He should not be isolated.

"He is a talented bowler who has got lots of wickets bowling legitimately.

"I believe he will not only pass the next test and play again for Sussex but he will once more play for England.

"At least he can work on this during the off season."

Adams wants the ICC rules governing suspect actions reviewed.

He said: "It is too vague and dependent on human opinion. We have the technology to study it and perhaps random tests, like they do when testing for drugs in sport, could be adopted. We need a clear directive."

Mark Robinson, professional cricket manager at Sussex, said: "James has been here before and has cleared his name. We have every confidence that he can do it again and continue his successful cricketing career."

Kirtley added: "It is disappointing and frustrating to be in this position again but from the experiences of last time I know the processes involved and am confident of clearing my name.

"When I had remedial work done in 2002 the law allowed me ten degrees of movement and it is now 15. You could say I am allowed 50 per cent more leeway.

"The cameras that were used are 3D, which is more precise because on a normal film a lot of the rotations go un-noticed."