Cameron Bancroft

Ball-tampering scandal 'won't go away', will affect Steve Smith's chances of leading Australia again, says Mark Taylor

Smith, who was sacked as skipper and suspended for a year for his role in the plot, has recently expressed his desire to lead Australia again.

Cricket Australia's 'piecemeal investigation' into Sandpaper Gate will bite them again, says Michael Vaughan

The trio of then Australian skipper Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal which happened during the Cape Town Test in 2018.

Ball-tampering episode: Everything said on Sandpapergate post Cameron Bancroft's new claim

Here's a comprehensive look at what all has been said on the ball-tampering episode post Cameron Bancroft's claim that bowlers possibly knew of tampering as well.

Australia bowlers deny Cameron Bancroft's claim that they knew of ball-tampering, call for end to 'rumour-mongering and innuendo'

Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, who were all part of the team during the ill-fated series against South Africa, issued a joint statement to claim innocence and call for an end to "rumour-mongering and innuendo".

Will be interesting if David Warner writes book on ball-tampering scandal after retirement, says Stuart Broad

"I have seen a couple of comments from David Warner's agent, too, and I think it will be an interesting time when he stops playing for Australia and writes a book," Broad was quoted as saying.

Bancroft backtracks on claims, says no new information to offer in ball-tampering scandal

The 28-year-old Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper on the ball in the third Test against South Africa in 2018.

Australian trio were treated 'despicably' by CA during 2018 ball-tampering investigation, says David Warner's manager

Erskine said they did not deserve the punishment— one-year ban for Smith and Warner and nine-month suspension for Bancroftt— for their role in the scandal during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.

Cricket Australia failed to carry out thorough investigation of Sandpaper Gate, says Adam Gilchrist

The former wicketkeeper-batsman said CA, in the course of the whole episode, missed out on an opportunity to make a strong statement

Cricket Australia's integrity unit reaches out to Cameron Bancroft after his ball-tampering revelations

Bancroft, who had the sandpaper in his possession, was suspended for nine months for his role in the ball tampering plot during the Cape Town Test.

Ball-tampering scandal will haunt Australian cricket forever, says former bowling coach David Saker

Saker was responding to opening batsman Cameron Bancroft suggestion that Australia's bowlers knew about the plan in Cape Town to alter the ball which earned him a nine-month ban and rocked the game.