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Cummins, Starc, Lyon and Hazlewood were the bowlers in that Test and the four released a joint statement on Tuesday amid rising speculation over their awareness of the tactic which eventually led to bans on Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner. "We did not know a foreign substance was taken onto the field to alter the condition of the ball until we saw images on the big screen at Newlands," said the players in the statement.

CA banned David Warmer, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft for involvement in ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test against South Africa. The matter is now being revisited after Bancroft, a greenhorn, told The Guardian that the bowlers may also have known about it. "The report that was done, they didn't interview all the players. The whole thing was so badly handled, it was a joke," manager James Erskine was quoted as saying by The Age.

"I think Cricket Australia are responsible for why this will be continually asked. When they did their investigation at the time they had Patty Howard the high-performance general manager, Iain Roy was the integrity officer," said Gilchrist on SEN's Gilly and Goss show. "They went there and did this very quick review of that isolated incident and perhaps no one in the team knew," added Gilchrist.

"CA has maintained all along that if anyone is in possession of new information in regard to the Cape Town Test of 2018, they should come forward and present it," a CA spokesman is quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. "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," the spokesman further said.

At present, only six teams compete in Australia, unlike India, whereas many as 38 teams compete in Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy national tournaments. The dearth in the number of teams in Australia means that many of the talented and skilful players remain on the bench and don't get to play.

"India have got their act together and that's large because [India's National Cricket Academy chief and former Test captain] Rahul Dravid has picked our brains, seen what we're doing and replicated it in India and with their much larger [population] base," Chappell told cricket.com.au.

"I think so. Obviously, I don't make that decision but the time I played with Steve as captain he was excellent. Certainly tactically he is as good as you get," Paine said while speaking at a function for the Chappell Foundation at the SCG on Wednesday night. Paine said that he saw similarities in Smith's situation when the latter was first made captain to when he was captain of Tasmani.

"Part of the challenge of playing against India is they're very good at niggling you and trying to distract you with stuff that doesn't really matter and there were times in that series where we fell for that," Paine said while speaking at a function for the Chappell Foundation at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday night, according to news.com.au.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach and former Australian batsman Mike Hussey remain in India having tested positive. "Mike is experiencing mild symptoms and is in the care of his IPL franchise, the Chennai Super Kings. CA and the ACA will work closely with the BCCI to ensure Mike's safe return to Australia when it is safe to do so," said the CA and ACA.

"I'm not sure it will create reticence [in future] but it will ensure players do their due diligence before they sign agreements," Todd Greenberg, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers' Association, was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. "The world is literally changing before our eyes particularly with Covid and on that side of the world, obviously, those cases are going up exponentially," he added.