Australia is scheduled to travel to the West Indies for a five-match T20I series and three One Day Internationals in July 2021. It is expected that Cricket Australia will be resting opener David Warner and fast bowler Pat Cummins. It is learned that the two players can be excluded from the Australia tour of the West Indies for family reasons.
Cummins and Warner were included in the 23 member squad for the series against West Indies. However, CA is talking about giving these two some time off to give them an opportunity to spend time with their family. This development might have occurred after David Warner’s manager James Erskine had given a controversial statement on the ball-tampering scandal saying that the truth will come out.
David Warner likely to be rested
James said that after David Warner retires he will write a book on the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. He will reveal all the details of the events. Notably, the ball-tampering scandal rocked Australian cricket in 2018. Captain Steve Smith, Warner, and bowler Cameron Banocraft were found guilty of tampering with the ball during a Test match in South Africa in 2018.
Meanwhile, the pack of Australian fast bowlers, who were a part of that Test match – Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, and Josh Hazelwood all released a joint statement stating they had no involvement in it whatsoever.
“We pride ourselves on our honesty. So it’s been disappointing to see that our integrity has been questioned by some journalists and past players in recent days in regard to the Cape Town Test of 2018,” the statement read.
“We’ve all learned valuable lessons and we’d like to think the public can see a change for the better in terms of the way we play, the way we behave, and respect the game. Our commitment to improving as people and players will continue. We respectfully request an end to the rumor-mongering and innuendo,” it added.
