Somerset said Thursday that disgraced Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft would not be joining the English County side for the new season as the fallout from the cheating scandal gathers pace. The 25-year-old opening batsman, who has played just eight Tests, has said he will regret the incident "for the rest of my life". Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry said Bancroft would not be the club's overseas player for the 2018 season. "We are currently undertaking the process to recruit a replacement overseas player that best fits our needs and will share an update in due course," he said. Hurry said he had spoken a number of times with Bancroft since the weekend and the player had "shared his deep regret and apologised to everyone associated to the club".

Source: dna March 30, 2018 01:41 UTC