Australian seam bowler Josh Hazlewood has fallen victim to a trademark Barmy Army prank while signing autographs at the Gabba.
“We did not know a foreign substance was taken onto the field to alter the condition of the ball until we saw the images on the big screen at Newlands,” the statement read.in June 2018, Hazlewood reiterated he had no prior knowledge of the ball-tampering scheme.“We obviously have ball maintenance people in the team, usually batsmen because they’re in the circle and the bowlers field fine leg, deep square — where ever it is. They just look after the ball from time to time.
“We pretty much get it at the stop of our mark, one second before we start running in. So we have a quick look, see which side’s a bit worn.”There were concerns surrounding Hazlewood’s fitnessHazlewood has dismissed Joe Root on eight occasions in Test cricket, more than any other bowler in the game’s longest format, yet only bowled 11 deliveries at the England captain on Friday.
But after stumps, Australian teammate Marnus Labuschagne assured reporters the 30-year-old was “fine”.‘Stupidest thing I’ve seen on a cricket field’ “We know that there’s some times at the Gabba where there’s not as many wickets that fall and we’ve just got to hold in that period and make sure we rotate our bowlers well so we’ve got someone fresh.”
Hazlewood returned to the attack on Saturday morning, where he claimed the crucial scalp of England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler for 23.
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