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Sandpapergate at Cape Town: Australia's ball-tampering scandal revisited eight years on
Original: Sandpapergate at Cape Town, South Africa: Revisiting the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket eight years on
Cricket outlets are revisiting the 2018 ball-tampering scandal at Newlands, Cape Town, in which Australian players David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were caught using sandpaper to alter the ball against South Africa. Warner and Smith received year-long bans and the episode became one of cricket's biggest integrity crises, still known as Sandpapergate.
Why now: The eighth anniversary of the scandal has prompted retrospective coverage of the incident and its lasting impact on Australian cricket.
Steve SmithDavid WarnerCameron BancroftCricket AustraliaCape Town
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- Sandpapergate at Cape Town, South Africa: Revisiting the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket eight years on · Yahoo Sports
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