2018 Ball Tampering Scandal

Cricket Australia open to re-examining ball-tampering scandal after Cameron Bancroft's claim

Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Lyon all bowled in the game and remain involved in the Australian set-up.

Australia's Cameron Bancroft says bowlers were aware of ball-tampering during Newlands Test

Bancroft, who is currently playing for Durham in the English County Championship, said he wanted to be "liked" by his teammates and in turn lost control of his values.

England vs Australia: Justin Langer says Aussies have regained respect in international cricket after 2018 ball-tampering scandal

Langer came in as coach after that scandal — with Australia, as he put it on Wednesday, “at crisis point” — and then had to pick up his demoralized and depleted team after a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of England in an ODI series soon after.

Australia's Cameron Bancroft set for County return after being appointed Durham captain

English county Durham have named Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft, who served a nine-month ban last year for his role in a ball-tampering scandal, as their captain for this season.

Faf du Plessis says South Africa won't sledge Australia over ball-tampering scandal during upcoming tour

Faf du Plessis said the tour of Australia would give some of the younger members of South Africa the opportunity to push for places in the squad for next year’s one-day World Cup in England.

Ball tampering scandal was a 'WTF moment' that shocked us all, says former Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland

James Sutherland stepped down from his position of Cricket Australia's Chief Executive Officer on Thursday. He had held the position since 2001.

Australia ball-tampering scandal: TV channel digs out 2015 ad showing David Warner talking about ‘taping the ball’ as a kid

Even as David Warner attempts to make a comeback to cricket after the ignominy of Sandpapergate, Australian media seems keen to bring up instances linking the disgraced Australian cricketer to past instances of ball-tampering.

Australia ball-tampering scandal: CA's treatment of Steve Smith, David Warner will make players lose faith in cricket boards

A fat paycheque is no doubt a big motivation, but the decision to become a cricket mercenary becomes more comfortable when you know your international cricket board is anyhow going to desert you when you need it the most.

Sandpapergate: In quest for a non-existent moral high ground, Cricket Australia has destroyed three fine careers

The punishments handed out to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft by Cricket Australia seem excessive. It appears to be an exercise in regaining a mythical moral high ground.