Cricket by Nic Savage 19th May 2021 8:13 AM Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has hit back after Australia's bowlers released an emotional statement in response to Cameron Bancroft's recent comments regarding the infamous ball-tampering saga of 2018. During an interview with Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to Kayo? Try 14-Days Free Now > The 28-year-old's comments revived speculation on whether the banned trio of himself, David Warner and Steve Smith were unfairly treated as scapegoats for the "sandpapergate" scandal. On Tuesday evening, the quartet of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Hazlewood released a joint statement on the matter, denying any knowledge of ball tampering and taking aim at "past players" saying "we must have known" about it, demanding an end to the "rumour-mongering".