Mitchell Marsh refused to answer questions around Sandpapergate ahead of AUS vs ENG ODIs (Credit: AP)
\n\nAustralia's ODI captain Mitchell Marsh was not interested in discussing the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate, when asked about the topic during a press conference prior to the upcoming home ODI series against England. Despite being repeatedly questioned by reporters, Marsh, who was a member of Australia's playing XI in the controversial third Test match against South Africa in Cape Town in March 2018, refused to discuss his memories of the incident. Following allegations in former Australian batter Usman Khawaja's autobiography, Sabr, the controversy has come back into the forefront.
\n\nKhawaja claimed that the three players who were punished after the incident—Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft—were not the only ones who knew about the intention to use sandpaper to change the ball's condition.
\n\nWhen asked if he was aware of the usage of sandpaper during the 2018 Test, Marsh insisted that his focus was on Australia's next assignment rather than providing a clear yes-or-no response.
\n\n"There's obviously been a lot of noise around this week. I respect that certain people have chosen to tell their stories, but I'm not here…
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