PERTH Scorchers star Ashton Turner has responded to accusations the Western Australian outfit has cut corners in assembling its Big Bash squad.

Fresh from shutting up salary cap conspiracy theorist Brad Hodge in their Big Bash showdown, the Scorchers have faced further allegations by former Aussie quick Dirk Nannes.

Hodge was booed at the WACA during his Melbourne Renegades’ dramatic last-over loss on Monday night after sensationally questioning the creative accounting that has allowed the Scorchers to retain their local talent, despite winning the title in two of the past three seasons.

“It’s something that should maybe be looked into,” Hodge said.

His comments came after Perth self reported a $5000 salary cap breach before the 2016-17 Big Bash season and were hit with a $150,000 fine — with $145,000 of the fine suspended, pending no further salary cap breaches before the 2021-22 Big Bash.

Nannes also publicly questioned Perth’s ability to retain star players through manipulation.

“Perth is going to have a natural advantage because playing over there has always been hard,” Nannes told ABC Grandstand.

“But when there is a little bit else in there and they have the ability to… manipulate the system to retain, I think there is an issue that needs to be looked at.”

Turner on Tuesday revealed Scorchers players have been told not to discuss the scandal.

The star batsman told cricket.com.au Scorchers players are not interested in leaving the Big Bash franchise because of the successful culture coach Justin Langer has helped build in recent years.

“We got told not to comment on it, but there’s been some stuff come out in the media questioning how we go about things in Western Australia,” he said.

“We’ve built such a good culture that we don’t need to pay guys top dollar.

“I’ve got no idea about all those (payment) details, but I know first-hand that some of my best mates who are playing here, they’re playing for the Scorchers because they love playing in Western Australia.

“We don’t have any incentive to leave. As a result, we’ve got a group of best mates who love playing cricket together.

“They love playing for the Scorchers. We’ve got an awesome support staff, our coaches are unbelievable and it’s such a good place to play cricket.

“As a result, we’ve had a bit of success, especially in this format.”

Cricket Australia in December publicly dismissed concerns over the team’s bookkeeping.

According to reports Cricket Australia has conducted several audits into the team’s recruitment and retention of star players.

“We work closely with clubs to ensure they adhere to contracting and salary cap rules,” a CA spokesman told The Herald Sun.