Melbourne Stars coach Dave Hussey has been fined $2000 for comments he made in an interview during Wednesday’s loss to the Adelaide Strikers.

Hussey jokingly told 7 Cricket he had worn spikes on the Adelaide Oval pitch to "try and get the competitive advantage over the opposition" before the game.

Cricket Australia said in a statement: “Stars coach David Hussey has been fined $2000 for a level one breach of Article 2.23 of Cricket Australia’s Code of Conduct for acting contrary to the Spirit of Cricket.”

Hussey, who argued the comments were “in jest”, was found not guilty of attempting to gain an unfair advantage by an independent Code of Conduct Commissioner.

“I would like to apologise for my comments made at our match against the Strikers on Wednesday. These comments were made in jest and in a light-hearted moment with the commentators,” Hussey said in a statement.

“I never intended to suggest that I had in any way broken the rules of the game. I realise that my comments, broadcast to our fans and supporters, may have undermined the Spirit of Cricket and for this I apologise.”

The Stars take on the Brisbane Heat at the MCG tonight in their final regular season match before finals.

Assured of top spot, Hussey’s side will host 'The Qualifier' at the MCG against the second-placed team on January 31 for a spot in the final.