Cameron Bancroft, one of the three Australian players to have been reprimanded in the ball-tampering controversy apart from Steve Smith and David Warner, has made a new revelation about the Newlands 2018 game.
Bancroft has said that the bowlers were aware of the alteration in the conditions of the ball and stated that it was 'self-explanatory'.
While speaking to The Guardian, Bancroft suggested that whatever he did eventually helped the bowlers.
"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,” he said.
He further added that he could have made better choices had he been more aware. "I guess one thing I learnt 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 quizzed about whether the bowlers were aware of the tampering, he said, "Uh... yeah, look, I think, yeah, I think it's pretty probably self-explanatory."
Bancroft was slapped with a nine-month ban by Cricket Australia (CA) for his involvement in the controversy while Warner and Smith were banned for one year. Darren Lehmann who was the then coach of the Australian side also stepped from his post.