Cook, Clarke defend HughesAUSTRALIA'S most fearsome foe, Alastair Cook, last night turned friend for an instant, leaping to the defence of Phillip Hughes after the opener was branded a cheat by former England all-rounder Ian Botham and the British press.
The accusations were launched after Hughes claimed a catch to dismiss Cook that, with the benefit of replays, was shown not to have carried to him at short leg. Botham was furious and promptly unloaded on the 22-year-old Australian opener. ''Terrible. Cheating. How much do you want it to bounce into your hands?'' Botham growled, commentating on Sky Sports. ''He [Hughes] knows he hasn't caught it. There's no appeal. Someone else says something and then he goes up.''
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