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Smith, Warner return to scene of sandpaper scandal

Article Agence France Presse - 25 Feb 2020

Smith and Warner were captain and vice-captain of Australia on March 24 2018 when team-mate Cameron Bancroft was caught on television hiding a piece of yellow sandpaper in his trousers

‘Friendly’ Aussies ready for hostile tour

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 17 Feb 2020

Coach Justin Langer and captain Aaron Finch are hopeful the game will be played in good spirits despite the expectation of crowd jeers

Stumped: What now for Proteas?

Article Luke Feltham - 8 Aug 2019

After a terrible World Cup, it’s not exactly clear how South African cricket will begin rebuilding

Aussies playing dead until World Cup comes to life

Article Lungani Zama - 6 Jun 2019

The most successful team in Cricket World Cup history is out to shake off the shame of Sandpapergate

Smith, Warner prepare for Australian return

Article Agency - 5 May 2019

The pair were welcomed back into the national fold for a pre-World Cup camp in Brisbane after serving year-long suspensions for "sandpapergate"

Bancroft keen to resume opening with Warner despite scandal

Article Agency - 10 Jan 2019

Cameron Bancroft confirmed in an explosive television interview in December it was Warner who asked him to alter the ball

Sport audit 2018: How SA’s national cricket teams performed

Article Luke Feltham - 7 Dec 2018

If our national teams are adverts of who we are then it’s little wonder we are so quick to hold them to account. So let’s do just that

Cricket Australia rules out cutting ball-tampering bans

Article Martin Parry - 20 Nov 2018

The scandal, which rocked the sport, had far-reaching consequences in Australia

Faf: Missing Smith, Warner ‘huge’ for Aussies

Article Agency - 8 Nov 2018

Smith and Warner are currently serving their one-year bans from cricket following a ball-tampering scandal

Cricket Australia chairman quits after ball-tampering outcry

Article Martin Parry - 1 Nov 2018

David Peever quit Thursday after coming under intense pressure over a ball-tampering scandal

King Kohli is back on top

Article Agency - 24 Aug 2018

The 29-year-old scored 97 and 103 when India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Wednesday

ICC ups punishment for ball-tampering

Article Agency - 3 Jul 2018

The changes come in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March

Smith, Warner cleared for club cricket in Australia

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2018

Steve Smith and David Warner have been cleared to play grade cricket in their home country

Australian cricket cheating plot sparks ethics review

Article Agency - 1 May 2018

Governing body Cricket Australia said it wanted to ensure there was never a repeat of the conduct during the third Test against the Proteas

Ball-tampering trio treated like criminals – Maxwell

Article Agence France Presse - 11 Apr 2018

The fallout had a big effect on the team as they slumped to a 492-run defeat in the final Test.

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