MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Australia opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has broken his silence on the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, casting David Warner as the instigator and himself as an impressionable rookie that just wanted to "fit in" to the team. "I didn't know any better because I just wanted to fit in and feel valued, really — as simple as that. Former captain Steve Smith and former vice captain Warner were both banned for 12 months for the ball-tampering incident during the Cape Town test against South Africa. Warner was earlier identified by a Cricket Australia investigation as the main instigator of the plan to scuff up the ball. I would have left like I had hurt our chances to win the game of cricket."

Source: The Star December 26, 2018 01:07 UTC