‘They were told to do ball-tampering in Hobart’- David Warner’s manager breaks silence on the Ball Tampering Scandal

Australian left-arm batter David Warner has withdrawn his appeal to overturn the leadership ban which was imposed upon him as punishment for his engagement in ball-tampering during the third Test match between Australia and South Africa in 2018.

Earlier, he had already filed an appeal to have the suspension overturned in the hopes of being offered a formal leadership role with the Australian side after Aaron Finch’s captaincy was questioned following the team’s poor performance in the 20-20 World Cup in 2022.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Warner revealed that the Review Panel, which was established to consider his appeal, was aiming to hold a public trial of sorts that would have an impact on the health and well-being of his family. He also said he was withdrawing his petition to have his lifetime ban from cricket leadership posts modified.

“In effect, Counsel Assisting, and, it appears, to some extent the Review Panel, want to conduct a public trial of me and what occurred during the Third Test at Newlands. They want to conduct a public spectacle to, in the Panel’s words, have a “cleansing”. I am not prepared for my family to be the washing machine for cricket’s dirty laundry. My family is more important to me than cricket,” posted Warner on Instagram.

The truth will come out. Let me tell you. Someone will…: James Erskine

After Warner’s statement, his manager James Erskine has now come up with fresh information about the ball-tampering incident that startled the cricket world four years ago.

“When the truth comes out, everyone’s going to turn around and say ‘well, why was David Warner picked upon?’” Erskine told SEN 1170.

“The truth will come out. Let me tell you. Someone will… there’s lots of people. There’s two cricketers who put their hands up and said ‘why don’t we all just tell the truth? They can’t fire all of us’. That’s what happened,” he added.