Marsh dodges Khawaja claims as Cummins vows to 'respond properly'

Mitchell Marsh persistently refused to speak about Australia's ball-tampering saga at a press conference on Thursday but captain Pat Cummins said he will "respond properly" later. All-rounder Marsh, 35, was Australia's bowler when the scandal first came to light in the 2018 Cape Town Test and is standing in for Cummins as 50-over captain for the series against England, which starts on Friday.

It came after Cummins and Cricket Australia announced an impromptu press conference for Friday morning (22:30 Thursday GMT). "I've taken some time to try and better understand the long list and full extent of Uzzy's allegations so I can respond properly." While Cummins was backed to remain as captain by Cricket Australia's interim chair David Boon on Thursday, he is yet to speak since Khawaja's book was released.