A quartet of Australian cricketers insist the claims being levelled at them are wrong

Last week, Fairfax Australia reported that bowlers Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood intended to withdraw from the fourth test during last year's tour of South Africa had opening batsman David Warner been free to play.

Warner was at the time under investigation for ball tampering, something he was eventually given a year-long ban for.

But in a statement, the four say it's disappointing on a number of fronts but most importantly because it is false.

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