Adam Zampa's use of hand warmers raised some eyebrows, but the situation was clarified by Aaron Finch
Finch clarifies use of hand warmers
Captain Aaron Finch said Adam Zampa was using hand warmers when cameras captured him putting his hand in his pockets before bowling in Australia's loss to India.
Social media lit up when footage emerged of Zampa fidgeting in his pockets in Sunday's World Cup game, before holding the ball and walking into bowl.
The footage brought about claims of ball-tampering, following Australia's highly-publicised drama in South Africa last year.
But the Australian camp has since clarified Zampa had the small instruments in his pockets, as he has often been seen with during Big Bash games.
Among spin bowlers especially, the use of hand warmers is commonplace in the United Kingdom, where summer temperatures typically fall short of most other cricket-playing nations.
"I haven't seen the photos, but I know that he has hand warmers in his pocket," Australia's captain Aaron Finch said.
"He has them every single game he plays.
"I honestly haven't seen them (the images), so I can't comment too much on it. But I know for a fact that he has hand warmers every game."
Image Id: 61531EC97E944B1A99F0B732522E951F Image Caption: Adam Zampa using hand warmers // Getty ImagesZampa was not under any official investigation and umpires did not raise any concerns on the field.
Ball-tampering has remained a talking point at the tournament.
Several teams have received unofficial warnings from umpires for balls being bounced on the way back to wicketkeepers, potentially scuffing the leather.
England bowler Liam Plunkett was exonerated of tampering with the ball during the second one-day international against Pakistan.
A short clip from Saturday's match at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton attracted the attention of Twitter users, with some calling foul over a three-second sequence when the 34-year-old rubbed his fingers along the surface of the Kookaburra ball
The player himself is understood to have raised the issue after becoming aware of it and was cleared swiftly by umpires Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel, in accordance with match referee Richie Richardson.
A short ICC statement read: "The ICC has confirmed that the match officials are comfortable there was no attempt by Liam Plunkett to change the condition of the ball or any evidence of this on the over-by-over examinations of the ball throughout Saturday's ODI clash in Southampton."
2019 World Cup
Australia's squad: Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
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