"After investigating, Cricket Australia found the fast bowlers were not part of the plan that was hatched by Warner and involved Smith and Cameron Bancroft, which is equally bizarre. When I played for England, it was inconceivable that anything would happen to the ball without Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad knowing about it.Interesting words from James Taylor...
They would be on top of the fielders all the time — don’t get sweat on the ball, don’t get sun cream on it, keep one side dry"
I find this hard to believe also. - Even at local level the bowlers are the one who tell the fielders what to do with the ball - "Shine the horse" or "Shine the crown", depending on which side of the ball scuffs up first.