The international cricket scandal that engulfed Australian cricket and saw three players banned has been reignited by new bombshell claims. Bancroft appeared to suggest the Australian bowlers knew that 'sandpapergate', as the scandal was dubbed, was 'on' before it happened. Then vice-captain David Warner, former captain Steve Smith (pictured right) and Cameron Bancroft (pictured left) were all banned for their roles in the 'sandpapergate' controversy in 2018. Australian captain Steve Smith was banned for 12 months, and claimed senior bowlers did not know of the plan to cheat. Several of the players Bancroft appears to have now outed previously denied knowledge - or at least never owned up to knowing.

Source: Daily Mail May 15, 2021 05:07 UTC