ˈændeɪə klˈeɪmd ðætðɪ ˈeɪt plˈeɪɚz ɹᵻplˈeɪst, fɔːɹ vˈɛɹiəs ɹˈiːzənz, wɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɡˌoʊ tə tʃˈaɪnə fɚðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst sˈɪɹiz ænd ðætðɪ ˌaʊɾəvdˈɪstɹɪkt sˈʌbstɪtˌuːts wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli jˈuːzd tə mˌeɪk ˌʌp nˈʌmbɚz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tə ɡˈɪv ðə tˈiːm ɐn ˈɛkstɹə ˈɛdʒ ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ əpˈoʊnənts.
Andaya claimed that the eight players replaced, for various reasons, were unable to go to China for the Far East series and that the out-of-district substitutes were only used to make up numbers rather than to give the team an extra edge over their opponents.