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- 1Sandpaper scandal overshadowed South Africa's 2018 cricket triumph▼Sandpaper made Australia the story in 2018 while South Africa’s achievement faded into irrelevance
Writers are revisiting Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, arguing the sandpaper affair consumed all attention while the home side's series achievement was forgotten. South Africa won the four-Test series, but the controversy over Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner became the defining story of the tour and one of cricket's biggest crises.
- 2Sandpapergate revisited: Australia's ball-tampering scandal eight years on▼Sandpapergate at Cape Town, South Africa: Revisiting the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket eight years on
Australian cricket's 2018 ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, dubbed Sandpapergate, is being revisited eight years after it rocked the sport. Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sanctioned after being caught altering the ball with sandpaper during a Test against South Africa, an episode that remains one of cricket's biggest controversies.