A match and series slipping away and a ball that could not get past the bats of South Africa's batsmen drove Australia's captain Steven Smith to an orchestrated attempt to cheat by tampering with the ball, a task carried out by the team's youngest member Cameron Bancroft with the use of adhesive tape to try to pick up some rough earth from the Newlands pitch.
After Bancroft was informed by the match referee Andy Pycroft of a formal charge with attempting to change the condition of the ball...
Australians caught cheating in ongoing test against SA
After Bancroft was informed by the match referee Andy Pycroft of a formal charge with attempting to change the condition of the ball...
Australians caught cheating in ongoing test against SA
