South African sports broadcaster SuperSport has taken a dig at Australia ahead of their first Test series in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate. Australia will face South Africa in a three-match series, with the…
South African broadcaster SuperSport has referenced the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal in a promotional post on X ahead of Australia's three-match Test tour. The network posted that its cameras "will be sharp" ahead of the opening match in Durban. The comment refers to when SuperSport cameras captured Cameron Bancroft tampering with the ball at Newlands during Australia's controversial 2018 tour.
Several Australian players from that series remain in the squad, including Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon. The three-match series marks Australia's first Test tour in South Africa since the incident, with the final Test returning to Newlands on October 27.
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