Steve Waugh has been cleared of dissent after standing his ground following a disputed catch in the ING Cup cricket match against Victoria.

A 45-minute hearing chaired by Victoria's Australian Cricket Board-appointed commissioner Ron Beazley found Waugh had not breached clause five of the code of behaviour which covers intimidation of umpires and dissent.

It ended a forgettable day for Waugh, who saw his star-studded NSW team receive a six-wicket thrashing from a young Victorian side at the MCG.

He made only four before being caught low down at short midwicket by David Hussey and given out by umpire Tony Soulsby.

Waugh was unsure the ball had carried and stood his ground for several seconds after Soulsby had raised his finger.

"Recently we've gone on the player's word," Waugh said of the incident before he fronted the hearing.

"But from where I was it was doubtful and the fieldsman didn't know if it was out or not.

"The fieldsman didn't at any stage say he was 100 per cent sure he'd caught it, so to me that suggested there was some doubt there.

"There's no point crying about it now, it's over.

"We didn't play well enough so it didn't really affect the outcome of the game."

The charge was laid by third umpire Geoff Morrow and match referee Malcolm Smith.

Victorian captain Darren Berry said Waugh left the field once he was told that Hussey had caught it.

Waugh was fined $5,500 after being found guilty in a similar incident at the Boxing Day Test against South Africa here two years ago when he was reluctant to leave after being run out.

After winning the toss and batting today, the Blues could only manage 9-199 on a good pitch.

Seven Blues batsmen got into double figures but none reached 50 against a disciplined Bushrangers attack.

Mark Waugh top-scored with 42 before being the victim of a brilliant leg-side stumping by Berry from a wide by Cameron White.

Dominic Thornely then hammered three sixes in an entertaining 34-ball 35 to at least give his team something to bowl at.

Openers Brad Hodge (36) and Nick Jewell (32) made sure the Bushrangers were always well ahead of the required run rate, and a 94-run third-wicket partnership between Michael Klinger (55 not out) and Andrew McDonald (51) made sure of the victory.

McDonald also took 1-28 from eight overs to secure the man of the match award.

"It was an outstanding win, especially from our point of view because we had a lot of young guys in the team against a very, very experienced NSW side," said Berry.

Victoria also picked up the bonus point for reaching 4-201 with more than 10 overs to spare.

The Blues must win their two remaining matches against Western Australia and South Australia to have any chance of qualifying for the ING Cup final on February 23.

Victoria is already out of contention in the limited overs competition.

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