Reports: Cameron Bancroft Replies To Cricket Australia; Says He Is Supportive Of CA's Investigation In The Ball Tampering Scandal

Former Australian Test opener Cameron Bancroft has replied to Cricket Australia’s Integrity Team where he stated that he has no new information to share regarding the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal.

According to a report published in ANI, Cameron Bancroft, who was handed a nine-month ban for his role in the scandal, replied to the Integrity Team in a conciliatory manner where he said that he is pretty satisfied by the investigation carried out by Cricket Australia.

Earlier this week, Cameron Bancroft created a furor when, during an interview with the Guardian in the UK, he indicated that the Aussie pacers were aware of the scandal.

“Yeah, look, all I wanted to do was to be responsible and accountable for my own actions and part. Yeah, obviously what I did benefits bowlers, and the awareness around that, probably, is self-explanatory,” Cameron Bancroft said.

“I guess one thing I learned through the journey and being responsible is that’s where the buck stops [with Bancroft himself]. Had I had better awareness I would have made a much better decision.” When inquired further, he reiterated: “Uh… yeah, look, I think, yeah, I think it’s pretty probably self-explanatory.” he added.

Following the revealations, Cricket Australia had issued a statement where it said that the governing body is ready to reopen the case if it receives new information.

“The investigation conducted at the time was detailed and comprehensive. Since then, no one has presented new information to CA that casts doubt on the investigation’s findings,” it added.

”CA has maintained all along that if anyone is in possession of new information in regards to the Cape Town Test of 2018 they should come forward and present it,” said Cricket Australia.

Sources within Cricket Australia had confirmed that the Integrity Team had reached out to Cameron Bancroft regarding the same.

“The Integrity team has reached out to Cameron Bancroft today to see if he has some new information on the issue. We are waiting for a reply from his side. He is in the UK currently so it’s still pretty early there,” the source had told ANI.

With Cameron Bancroft stating that he is pretty much satisfied with Cricket Australia’s investigation, the matter is unlikely to escalate unless the discarded opener has a change of heart.

Also Read: Don’t Think Anybody Is Surprised That More Than Three People Knew About It – Michael Clarke Reacts To Cameron Bancroft Revealing That Bowlers Knew About Ball-Tampering