Former England opener Michael Vaughan has taken a dig at the Aussies on the latest Lollygate controversy. bdlive24.com[/caption]Internet Desk: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has a message for the Aussies. The former England opener who is in India right now as a journalist has made a mockery with his latest tweet on the recent Lollygate controversy.
Vaughan sarcastically tries to prove, what he calls ‘scientific proof’ that using 'mint saliva' to shine a cricket ball does not help swing a cricket ball.
Vaughan took some time out of his schedule to get to the bottom of this week's Faf du Plessis 'Mintgate' scandal with a few willing participants.
In a video posted by him on his tweeter handle, the former England opening batsman in a comical experiment is seen calling on three Indian fans and giving them each an orange, an apple and a lemon after shining them with mint saliva in his mouth. He later asks each one of them to bowl at a tree.
Through scientific research I finally find out whether Mints help swing ..!!!! #MintGate #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/RS7GVMwsab
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 24, 2016
In the end, Vaughan reaches the conclusion that using mint saliva on a ball in absolutely no way helps it swing, and he instead suggests the Aussies focus more on their batting than their opponent's bowling.
South African captain Faf Du Plessis was charged and found guilty for ball tampering in the second Test against Australia in Hobart after camera footage revealed him using a mint in his mouth to help shine the ball.
But the Proteas captain responded well with a brilliant century in Adelaide Oval after his side was in some sort of trouble against the Aussies on the first day of the Day/Night test between the two nations.
Former England captain acknowledged the effort of the Proteas captain in his tweet, which says, “Forget the mints. This has been a fantastic innings by @faf1307 . He should skipper full time.”
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