England bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have both insisted they had nothing to be ashamed of after being caught up in suggestions of ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
The Proteas raised concerns over the state of the ball after television pictures showed Broad stopping the ball with the underside of his boot and Anderson working on it with his fingers moments later.
But South Africa didn't make a formal complaint and the International Cricket Council declared the matter closed, meaning neither fast bowler would face disciplinary action.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said the duo had been "lucky".
But Anderson has told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper his actions at the Newlands ground were entirely innocent.
Broad meanwhile concedes he'd been lazy in stopping the ball with his boot but says it's ridiculous to believe that could help induce reverse-swing or somehow alter the ball's condition in another way that would aid the bowlers.
