Sandpapergate Part One: The Aussie ball tempering scandal!
PART ONE OF THREE Australia is a proud sporting nation, although the dark side rearers it ugly headed from time to time whether it be Adam Goodes being racially abused into retirement, Melbourne Storm cheating the salary cap, doping scandals and the idea behind this article Sandpapergate which stood above the rest and challenged the very ethics of Australian sport. ‘Ball-tampering within international cricket is not new or uncommon with the primary motivation being to interfere with the aerodynamics of the ball to aid in swing bowling. There are many examples of this including New-Zealand bowler Chris Pringle in 1990 and in 2010 Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson who were accused of Ball-tampering. However on the 24th of March 2018 the media and public response to Sandpapergate was unparalleled. Looking at the build up of cause towards the events of March 2018, two people who stand out include Steve Smith and David Warner. In August 2015, After Michael Clarke's injury Steve Smith ...