‘Moved on’: Mitch Marsh refuses to answer sandpaper questions ahead of Australia’s ODI clash against England

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Mitch Marsh says he’s “moved on” from the sandpaper scandal amid a refusal to share his version of the infamous events.

Mitch Marsh says he’s “moved on” from the sandpaper scandal and refused to share his version of the infamous events.

In his first time speaking publicly since his former teammate Usman Khawaja rocked Australian cricket, the West Australian star played a straight bat to questions over the saga, which has roared back to life in recent days.

Marsh was part of the Test side as they were enveloped by a ball-tampering scandal on their infamous tour of South Africa in 2018.

Cricket Australia’s subsequent investigation concluded only Cam Bancroft — who was shown on the television broadcast attempting to conceal what was later confirmed as a piece of sandpaper on the field in Cape Town — vice-captain David Warner and captain Steve Smith were aware of the plans, and they were each handed lengthy bans.

But on Saturday, former batsman Khawaja went public with a completely different version of events, saying the entire side was cognisant of the plot and it was not the first time it had occurred.

Speaking in his capacity as Australia’s captain ahead of the start of the start of their 50-over series against England in Perth tomorrow, Marsh sidestepped questions over Khawaja’s claims.

“There’s obviously been a lot of noise around this week and I respect people have told their stories, but I’m not here to share mine today,” Marsh said.

“My honest answer is I’ve personally moved on. I respect that others haven’t.

“He (Khawaja) has written his book, and my focus is really on tomorrow.

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