SA dismiss ball-tampering allegations

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> South Africa have dismissed ball-tampering allegations surrounding their second test victory over Australia after opposing opener David Warner said the Proteas worked on the ball at Port Elizabeth to generate reverse swing.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> Chasing a 448-run victory target, Australia cruised to 126 for no loss before being undone by a devastating Dale Steyn spell to be skittled out for 216 on Sunday as South Africa levelled the three-match series at 1-1.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> Warner, who followed up his first innings 70 with a belligerent 66 in the second, was not fully convinced that the hosts had found the reverse movement naturally, however.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxvdPlyGkXteUp3_YQXt6MbJYGH0cZrbTE0CYmUR-Rqz5Ied1stNHDA1T-BAetlpwpZT7xNLR2_oS9uarc-kz_CwXk6Fgn17218UZnJ9AjQrM8S76xDep43sZLNp8VtoLMy49DiVjgWY3/s1600/SA+dismiss+ball-tampering+allegations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxvdPlyGkXteUp3_YQXt6MbJYGH0cZrbTE0CYmUR-Rqz5Ied1stNHDA1T-BAetlpwpZT7xNLR2_oS9uarc-kz_CwXk6Fgn17218UZnJ9AjQrM8S76xDep43sZLNp8VtoLMy49DiVjgWY3/s1600/SA+dismiss+ball-tampering+allegations.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> 'We were actually questioning whether or not (wicketkeeper) AB de Villiers would get the ball in his hand and, with his glove, wipe the rough side every ball,' the left-hander told Sky Sports Radio.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> 'That's another thing we have to try to bring up with the umpires.'</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> Proteas manager Mohammed Moosagee dismissed Warner's complaint as 'sour grapes' and said few took the outspoken Australian's words seriously.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> 'David Warner's remarks are disappointing and discouraging. It takes the gloss off a great Proteas team performance, having come back from losing the first test and then going on to win the next,' Moosagee told South African newspaper DFA.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> 'It smacks of sour grapes and it could just be a tactical plan to get us involved in matters that will distract our attention from this crucial test in Cape Town,' he said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> The Proteas would not seek any action against Warner and would leave it to the game's governing body to look into the remarks, Moosagee added.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 3px; text-align: justify;"> Cape Town hosts the third test from Sunday.</div> </div>

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