Bancroft could be the biggest tragedy in a sorry mess. A 25-year-old opening batsman trying to establish himself in the team, he was pressured by Warner to hide the sandpaper in his pocket, take it out onto the field in Cape Town, and use it to rough up one side of the ball in an attempt to give the Australia bowlers an advantage. The plan didn't even work and Bancroft was caught red-handed by television cameras, both in the act of tampering and then trying to hide the sandpaper down his trousers.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 29, 2018 17:16 UTC