See KM’s post. It’s blatant cheating. However, it is a player from one of the three golden teams, so it’ll be interesting to see if anything happens.
Australia Tour of South Africa 2018/Ball tampering
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They’re showing the ball tampering on the big screen 
Yikes, that stuff with Bancroft doesn't look great.
This Aussie team are such a bunch of cnuts.
ban incoming
Any precedent? What is the likely punishment?
Any surprises when this is the hypocrisy:
Yesterday:
https://www.google.co.za/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/cricket/43520365
Ashes tour:
https://www.google.co.za/amp/s/then...antomime-villain-stuart-broad-last-laugh/amp/
If he is found guilty of ball tampering, one match ban at the minimum, which actually is a piss poor punishment for ball tampering.
I think it’s unfair that just the player gets banned. Tampering with the ball will probably be assigned to the least important batsman in the side - and who really is going to say no to doing it if the orders are coming from the top?
Didn't Sachin get suspended for cleaning the seam? Using sandpaper is worse than the bottle caps from the 90s
I'm hoping Bancroft will just be fined a % of his match fee. He's in trouble that much we know.
This was yesterday
Agreed. The captain and may be the coach too have to be in on it. No way does a foreign object get brought on to the ground without them knowing about it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/86t2bw/video_of_brancroft_incident_with_3_different/
This link more or less confirms that Lehmann was in it.
Code:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV7YVagnV3A&feature=youtu.be&t=51m12sFound this on reddit. At 51 min
FFS
It's one thing to be aggressive/borderline cnutish but that's cheating. Should be bans for anyone involved.
Why does a team this talented need to stoop to these levels?
Smith looking to the stands for the DRS, Bancroft and the sandpaper.
You genuinely have some of the best players in the world. Why is this necessary?
Smith looking to the stands for the DRS, Bancroft and the sandpaper.
You genuinely have some of the best players in the world. Why is this necessary?
If Bancroft is banned, i expect Shaun Marsh to open the batting in Johannesburg with Peter Handscomb coming into the team to bat in the middle order. Bancroft will cop a barrage of criticism and flak but Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann deserve a fair share of the blame too.
Of course he is, I don’t think the captain would be calling the shots in these sorts of situations
The circus continues
Aussies don't cheat.
*Cough*
*Cough*
Should be a 1 match ban for Smith and 2 match ban for Bancroft.
Unless I've missed something, a walkie talkie is hardly definitive proof of Lehmann's involvement. Not disagreeing with you, he's unquestionably in on it, but if that's all they've got on Lehmann, he has plausible deniability.
Yeah of course he has deniability and I do think he's not going to be punished but the circumstantial evidence is against him. Not strong enough for an ICC charge.
Whatever happened to Renshaw? Handscomb just looks a less talented shittier (significantly so) version of Steve Smith. Renshaw looked really talented.
Renshaw has found form in shield cricket this summer. However, the Sheffield Shield final is on right now and will finish Tuesday. The 4th test starts on Friday so he won't be on his way to South Africa in the event that Bancroft is suspended.
Not likes is a bad thing for Australia if Bancroft is banned, not like he has be pulling up any trees since coming into the test team, which might be a reason why he was given the job
Australia . cnuts.
. cnuts.Why does he think he will get away with it with all the cameras? 
We all know the right way to do it is stick the sandpaper inside the pocket, paint it white, wear the fabric down a bit and rub the ball on that area..
These Aussies cant even cheat properly
These Aussies cant even cheat properly
Aussies didn't turn out for their press conference
cancelled?
It was just Markram and they haven't turned out so far.
yeah saw Markram's presser. Sony Six are showing some talk show with Manjrekar.
Lol Manjrekar bring in that money
Why no names? Happy to throw a player who's just starting his career under the bus but looking to defend the more experienced players. fecking pathetic.
Surely Smith will get a ban too given he admits to being involved?
Time to revisit the "brain fade" thingy too?
It's such a stupid thing to try with so many cameras around.
I wonder how many times have they done it in Australia where the broadcaster favours the home team and doesn't show this kind of stuff.