Ball tampering
Aussie bowlers deny knowing about 'Sandpaper-gate' ball-tampering
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon issued a joint statement slamming 'rumour-mongering and innuendo' after the explosive comments by former...
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Warne suggests weighted ball to solve shining dilemma
The traditional way of shining the ball by rubbing it with sweat and saliva to generate swing is likely to be discontinued on health grounds when cricket restarts after the pandemic has subsided.
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Warner calls for respect from SA fans
David Warner was painted as the villain of the piece during the 'Sandpapergate' scandal in March 2018, in which he was accused of trying to alter the condition of the ball during a test match along with his captain Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft.
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Steve Smith says he's moved on from ball-tampering scandal
Smith was at the centre of the scandal that rocked Australian cricket and game at large - fellow batsmen Cameron Bancroft and David Warner were also involved.
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Warner, Smith braced for 'very hostile' SA crowds after cheating scandal
The last time the pair played in South Africa, almost two years ago, they were sent home in disgrace for attempting to alter the ball with sandpaper during a Cape Town Test. It cost them 12-month suspensions and for Warner, a lifetime leadership ban.
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Smith, Warner must 'ride the storm' in South Africa: Hazlewood
The pair will fly out with the Australia squad on Friday for a limited overs tour in the duo’s first visit to the country since serving 12-month bans for their parts in the tampering plot during the Cape Town Test.
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Dead rubber? Not against the Aussies
Daniel Gallan says that the Proteas' final World Cup match against Australia is anything but a dead rubber, with a number of narratives coming into play.
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Warner booed as Australia bat against England in World Cup warm-up
Both Warner and former Australia captain Steve Smith only returned to international duty earlier this month after completing 12-month suspensions for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
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Cricket Australia hails players' post-scandal conduct
The men's national team had no conduct citings during 2018-19 season, the first clean sheet in seven years, and code of conduct charges at all levels dropped 74 percent, CA chairman Earl Eddings said.
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Smith, Warner return for Australia's World Cup defence
The return of Steve Smith and David Warner to Australia’s squad for the Cricket World Cup came as little surprise on Monday but selectors still managed to cause a stir by omitting strike bowler Josh Hazlewood and in-form batsman Peter Handscomb.
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Smith, Warner omitted from Australia ODI squad
The pair’s ball-tampering bans expire on 28 March, which would have made them eligible to play in the final two matches of the UAE series in Dubai on 29 March and 31 March.
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Smith, Warner bans to end during Pakistan ODI series
Smith and Warner, who were banned for their roles in last year’s Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, are eligible for selection again on 29 March, meaning they can be called up for the fourth ODI against Pakistan.
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Smith: 'Sutherland told us they pay us to win matches not just to play'
Former Australia captain Steve Smith in an interview that former Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland told the team they didn’t pay them to just play matches but to win them.
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[TOONED IN] EWN's top cartoons for 2018
Here's a roundup of the 10 most popular cartoons created by Eyewitness News' cartoonists at Africartoons.
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Banned Steve Smith reveals details of ball-tampering debacle
Facing Australian media for the first time since his teary apology at a news conference at Sydney airport on 29 March, Smith said he had learned of the plan when he overheard a conversation in the team’s dressing room at Newlands.
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'Sick of ball tampering talk' - Paine focuses on India challenge
With the world’s number one Test nation awaiting them in Adelaide in the first of four Tests from Thursday, the Australia skipper said it was time to start looking forward.
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Toughen up! Clarke warns Aussies nice guys don't win
A scathing independent review into the ball-tampering scandal released last month revealed a bullying culture within the sport and criticised cricketers for 'playing the mongrel' against opponents.
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Cricket Australia rules out cutting ball-tampering bans
CA interim chairman Earl Eddings said the board had "determined that it is not appropriate to make any changes to the sanctions handed down to the three players".
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Smith, Warner bans to be reviewed this week: reports
Steve Smith and David Warner could have their one-year bans from international and state cricket reduced or adjusted after a review by the board of Cricket Australia (CA) this week, local media reports said on Monday.
