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Jason Gillespie says Steve Smith's Sandpapergate punishment may have been too harsh
Original: ‘Did the punishment fit the crime? Maybe not’: Jason Gillespie criticises how Cricket Australia handled Steve Smith after Sandpapergate
Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has questioned whether Cricket Australia's sanctions on Steve Smith over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, known as Sandpapergate, were proportionate. Gillespie suggested the punishment may not have fitted the crime, reigniting debate over how the governing body handled its then captain, who served a lengthy ban from international cricket.
Why now: A former player publicly criticising the handling of one of Australian cricket's biggest scandals is drawing fresh attention years on.
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- ‘Did the punishment fit the crime? Maybe not’: Jason Gillespie criticises how Cricket Australia handled Steve Smith after Sandpapergate · Yahoo Sports
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