Bazal
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To me using the natural environment isn't ball tampering. It's using the natural surroundings. I'm all for playing within the rules - like a RL winger skirting down the edge of the sidelines.
ICC have said lollies aren't allowed, well ok then, that's fine. No foreign objects other than I suppose clothing worn by the fielders to shine the ball or a towel to dry the ball in damp conditions.
Surely sweat off the brow is OK though. Also some of these grounds are big, fielders aren't always going to get the ball to the WK on the full.
Man that's why Labuschagne was bowling - so as the batsmen would knock some reverse swing into the ball. Put it out on the cement a couple of times will rough it up.
I've always said, if it's something that you'd reasonably expect to find a cricket field, play on.
Lollies, or a bit of sunblock in the sweat, or chucking it into the square, who cares. It's been done across the world for decades.