Delhi: Australia team will go to South Africa to play Test cricket after a long time. Regarding this tour, captain Pat Cummins has admitted that he may have to face the displeasure of the spectators on the field. The main reason for this is the controversy that happened in 2018, when the ball was tampered by Kangaroo players and this incident greatly affected the cricket relations between the two teams.

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The impact of the 2018 incident is still under discussion

In fact, in 2018, a case of ball tampering came to light during the Test series between Australia and South Africa. After this, Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for one year each, while Cameron Bancroft was banned for nine months. Australia lost 3-1 in that series.

Now both the teams will face each other again in the test. Australia has to play three ODIs and three Test matches in South Africa.

Cummins is not afraid of the audience

Pat Cummins said that some spectators in South Africa may definitely react to the old incident, but the Australian team has gone through such an environment before. Giving the example of the Ashes series against England, he said that the atmosphere at Birmingham's Edgbaston ground is sometimes even more noisy.

Cummins also jokingly said that being the captain, he would stay in the middle of the field and would be away from the direct access of the spectators.

Australian team's focus is only on cricket

Cummins believes that after the initial discussions, the entire focus will shift to the match. According to him, the Australian players have moved on from the 2018 incident and their entire focus will be on their performance in the three-Test series.

Cummins also spoke on defeat from Bangladesh

Cummins also reacted to the recent defeat against Bangladesh. He refused to accept lack of preparation as the reason for the defeat. The captain said that the team was fully fit and ready, but Australia could not give its best performance in the match, while Bangladesh played brilliantly and did not give them a chance to make a comeback.