Cricket Australia asks Bancroft for any new information over ball-tampering
Monday, 17 May 2021 Cricket Australia has contacted former Test opener Cameron Bancroft inviting him to provide new information regarding the ball-tampering scandal. Bancroft was one of three players to be sanctioned for their involvement in the scandal, which erupted during the third Test match against South Africa back in 2018. Bancroft was captured in television footage rubbing a homemade form of sandpaper, constructed from sticky tape and grit from the playing surface, onto the ball in an attempt to change its behaviour. Australia's then-captain Steve Smith and batsman David Warner were ...