Alastair Cook has dismissed allegations of ball tampering against his England side as "a load of rubbish."
England's seamers used reverse swing to cut through the Pakistan batting on the final day of the Edgbaston Test, claiming, at one stage, four wickets for one run. It left England leading the four-match series 2-1 with only the Oval Test left to play.
Some news organisations in Pakistan have subsequently broadcast footage of England in the field at Edgbaston and suggested that they tampered with the ball in order to gain reverse swing.
Although that footage, particularly footage showing Joe Root vigorously shining the ball, looked innocuous and the Pakistan camp have dismissed the allegations, the story has rumbled on for a couple of days.
"It's a load of rubbish," Cook replied when asked about the allegations. "Someone showed me the clip on Twitter of Rooty shining the ball. It's just shining the ball, isn't it?
"It's a load of rubbish," Cook replied when asked about the allegations.
