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Subscriber only The four bowlers in the middle of the reignited sandpaper conspiracy have defended themselves against suggestions by Cameron Bancroft, who was suspended for ball tampering at the time, that they were aware of the subterfuge. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood released a joint statement at 5pm on Tuesday addressed to the Australian public. We pride ourselves on our honesty, it reads. So it s been disappointing to see that our integrity has been questioned by some journalists and past players in recent days in regard to the Cape Town Test of 2018.
SYDNEY: Four Australian bowlers denied any knowledge of the notorious “Sandpaper-gate” ball-tampering incident on Tuesday after a former team-mate suggested they may have been aware of.
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Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have released a joint statement after the 2018 ball tampering scandal came back in the spotlight this week.
The bowling quartet responded to Cam Bancroft’s latest interview where he suggested that the bowlers were aware he had sandpaper in his pocket and was using it on the ball.
“Yeah, obviously what I did benefits bowlers and the awareness around that, probably, is self-explanatory … had I had better awareness I would have made a much better decision.,” he told The Guardian.