How an 'absolute fluke' exposed sandpapergate scandal
First reported 7 Oct, 08:56 UTCUpdated 1d ago4 sources
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How a team of South Africa camera operators discovered Australia's sandpapergate scandal as it happened.
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While the Australians have attempted to downplay the seismic events of 2018 in their first Test tour of South Africa since the ball tampering scandal, the episode has not been forgotten by the South African broadcaster.
How a team of South Africa camera operators discovered Australia's sandpapergate scandal as it happened.
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- Australia prepare for first South Africa Test (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
This is the first Test on African soil between both sides since the ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal
- How an 'absolute fluke' exposed sandpapergate scandal (opens BBC News in a new tab)
How a team of South Africa camera operators discovered Australia's sandpapergate scandal as it happened.
- South Africa host Australia who battle more than ‘Sandpapergate’ memories (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
WTC holders South Africa host Australia, who struggled against Bangladesh, in Tests for first time since 2018 scandal.
- ‘Our cameras will be sharp’: Ball-tampering scandal used to promote Test series in South Africa (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)
While the Australians have attempted to downplay the seismic events of 2018 in their first Test tour of South Africa since the ball tampering scandal, the episode has not been forgotten by the South African broadcaster.
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