Jacques Kallis joins 'ball tampering' debate, says Warner himself responsible for damaged ball

Dale Steyn of South Africa celebrates after bowling out Brad Haddin of Australia during day four of the Second Test match between South Africa and Australia

Following David Warner‘s embarrassing accusations of ball tampering, South African great Jacques Kallis, in his recent article for Cricket Australia, has opened the lid on how the Proteas bowling attack mastered the art of reverse swing in the thrashing of Australia in the second Test at Port Elizabeth.

Warner had earlier said, “We were actually questioning whether or not AB de Villiers would get the ball in his hand and with his glove wipe the rough side every ball. That’s another thing we have to try and bring up with the umpires.”

The left-handed Aussie was subsequently fined 2880 USD for his comments, which found no backing with the ICC.

Jacques Kallis has come out and defended Dale Steyn and the South African pacers with rather queer revelations.

The all-rounder claims that David Warner himself was to blame for the scuffed ball. He goes on to verify the bizarre suggestion by saying that a six hit by Warner landed on a concrete slab which was the sole reason for the subsequent roughness.

“Warner hit the first ball of the 21st over from JP Duminy for six and it landed flush on a concrete slab. Dale (Steyn) told me that it landed right in the middle of the ‘rough’ side of the ball and made quite a mess of it. It was the perfect start to preparing the ball for reverse swing and it was happening as early as the 35th over as a result.” he wrote.

“One end of the square was also very abrasive and the damage done to the ball quickly deteriorated in those conditions.” he added.

Watch at 0:43 of this video for the aforementioned shot by Warner:

http://youtu.be/FUOo6PBIU8o

The retired legend also said that it’s almost impossible to cheat in this day and age with the number of cameras capturing every move of every player on the field.

“There is nothing illegal involved. It is impossible to do anything underhanded without being caught, either by the television cameras or the umpires who check the ball on a regular basis.” he wrote.

David Warner’s remarks incensed most and has not gone down well with the South African contingent.

South African team manager Mohammed Moosagee said, “David Warner’s remarks are disappointing and discouraging. It takes the gloss off a great Proteas team performance, having come back from losing the first Test and then going on to win the next.”

The next and last Test of this smacking series starts tomorrow in Cape Town.