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Pat Cummins insisted David Warner retains the 'absolute support' of the Australian team, as the furore over his leadership ban shows no sign of abating.
Four years ago, Cricket Australia (CA) banned the former Test vice-captain was banned from any leadership over his part in the Cape Town ball-tampering affair.
Last month, CA passed an amendment to its code of conduct, which was expected to allow Warner to request a review of the sanction. But both were on Wednesday told by the independent panel of code-of-conduct commissioners they were holding firm on the matter.
Pat Cummins (left) reiterated his support for the under-fire David Warner (right)
Warner subsequently withdrew his appeal against his lifetime captaincy ban, with an explosive statement in which he accused the Review Panel of seeking a 'public lynching'.
The saga took a fresh twist on Thursday, when manager James Erskine accused cricket officials of giving players permission to tamper with the ball.
Speaking during day one of the second Test against the West Indies in Adelaide, Cummins said the players remained fully behind Warner.
'I haven't heard the comments [from Warner's agent] today, but I have chatted with David and he's great,' the Aussie captain, who is missing the Test through injury, told Adam Gilchrist on Fox Sports.
Cummins (middle) told Adam Gilchrist (left) that Warner was a 'great' player to have in the side and that he'd been an 'awesome leader' over the past few years
Warner withdrew his appeal against his lifetime captaincy ban on Wednesday
Cummins said Warner had been fantastic with him throughout his whole career
'We really
