No issues with Warner

ANGRY Australian bowlers have refuted “disappointing” allegations they threatened to boycott the final Test in South Africa last year if David Warner played in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.

As 12-month playing bans for Warner and Steve Smith ended last week, reports alleged Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood didn’t want to play alongside Warner.

“We are extremely disappointed in an article which was first published across Fairfax platforms on March 29, 2019,” they said in a statement.

“This claim is disappointing on a number of fronts but most importantly because it is false.

“False claims circulated in the media, such as these, which question our relationship with David are inflammatory and misleading.”