LIVE: 'Unfounded' Warner claims shut down

Cricket Australia main enforcement Nick Hockley has denied David Warner would person been subjected to a "public lynching" during an unfastened reappraisal of his enactment ban, which the Australian opener claimed successful an explosive statement.

On the eve of the 2nd Test against the West Indies, Warner sensationally withdrew his exertion to person his Cricket Australia enactment prohibition overturned for his relation successful the infamous 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

In announcing his determination to pull backmost connected his appeal, Warner took to Instagram with a lengthy explanation.

Warner's connection has since trigged large-scale disapproval of Cricket Australia and the organisation's determination to outsource an autarkic sheet to determine the appeal.

Speaking with SEN Test Cricket, Hockley said helium was "disappointed" that Warner had withdrawn his exertion but insisted that the entreaty - had it gone up - would not person revisited the events of Cape Town.

Hockley besides rejected Warner's claims that the process would person go a "public lynching".

"This was ne'er and this was not re-looking astatine the events oregon the decision, this was astir looking astatine the authorisation and whether the behaviour since and the remediation and remorse was specified that the prohibition could beryllium modified," helium said.

Hockley claimed that Cricket Australia had asked for the process to hap down closed doors, but that the autarkic sheet had yet recommended prime media beryllium invited in.

However, helium defended the "best practice" determination to manus power of the process to an autarkic body.

"I deliberation what's truly important is procedural fairness, and determination are immoderate standards from Sports Integrity Australia astir a level of independence," helium said.

Asked astir James Erskine's bombshell comments, which alleged Cricket Australia officials encouraged players to tamper with the shot earlier the 3rd Test astatine Newlands, Hockley said the comments were "unhelpful", and would lone thrust what Warner seemingly wanted to avoid.

"I deliberation those comments are truly unhelpful and unfounded comments…" helium said.

"I deliberation to unfastened up, if thing has been opened up, past I deliberation that's wholly antagonistic to the objectives of the process and I deliberation is precisely what David was hoping would not hap erstwhile helium applied for it to beryllium done successful private."