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Sandpapergate revisited: Australia's ball-tampering scandal eight years on
Original: 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.
Why now: The eighth anniversary of the scandal has prompted retrospectives on one of cricket's most infamous episodes.
Australia national cricket teamSteve SmithDavid WarnerCameron BancroftCape 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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