Captains Tim Paine and Joe Root have dismissed allegations of fixing that involve Australia and England, insisting their respective cricket sides have nothing to worry about.
Al Jazeera has aired a series of corruption claims, with the most notable being that three English players and two Australians were involved in spot-fixing during Tests against India in 2016-17.
Alleged fixer Aneel Munawar offered up the cricketers' names to an Al Jazeera reporter posing as a wealthy businessman. The broadcaster withheld those names in the documentary for legal reasons.
Munawar claimed coerced batsmen scored at a rate specified by fixers during certain periods.
"At this stage it's unsubstantiated claims. We're confident that none of our guys are involved in it," Paine told reporters on Monday.
"As far as I'm concerned our players have got nothing to worry about.
"I'm really confident none of our players are involved."
Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland stressed on Sunday there was no credible evidence linking any Australian players to fixing.
The International Cricket Council's anti-corruption chief Alex Marshall is investigating the claims and taking them "extremely seriously".
Marshall, having privately asked for Al Jazeera's raw footage in recent months, publicly called on the production team to share information to "enable us to expedite a thorough investigation".
Root, who will square off against Paine next month during an ODI series, raged about the claims involving England.
"It is outrageous that our players have been accused," Root told the BBC.
"It's not anything for the guys to worry about.
"Ridiculous.
"All the players have been briefed by the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board), and been told there's absolutely nothing to worry about."
CA has taken the same step with its players who took part in last year's tour of India, while Paine suggested the current ODI squad would also be updated.
"I'm sure someone from Cricket Australia will be talking us through it," he said.
"Because the majority of guys probably don't know a hell of a lot about it."
Former England skipper Mike Atherton suggested he'd be "astonished if there was any credence to the claims. It makes no sense".
"The players are paid too well (especially those from India, England and Australia). They have too much to lose," Atherton wrote in The Times.
A lopsided Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in 2016 also featured in the documentary, although those allegations centred on pitch doctoring in Galle.
Galle curator Tharanga Indika, who discussed doctoring pitches during a meeting with an undercover reporter, has been suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Local police in Sri Lanka are investigating those claims.
"It's sort of part of playing international cricket away at times. You're going to get conditions that favour home teams," Paine said.
"I've always been OK with that, it's something we've always expected.
"There's times it goes too far, no doubt, but at the same time both teams have to play on that wicket and it's a great challenge."
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