Trescothick does not rise to hypocrisy jibe

Trescothick refused to rise to the suggestion from one local journalist that the Barmy Army’s perennially harsh treatment of Steve Smith for his role in the sandpaper controversy was hypocritical given the admission in Trescothick’s 2008 autobiography that he had eaten mints during games in 2005 to make his saliva better at retaining the shine on balls. The story caused controversy at the time of the book’s publication.

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opinions, but with the volume of cricket now played and the volume of white-ball into red-ball cricket, the opportunities are not there.