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What is ball tampering in cricket and why is Australia captivated by it?

Headline via ABC News (Australia) · first report 11 Nov, 06:16 IST, latest 11 Nov, 08:38 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Guardian at 11 Nov, 06:16 IST; the latest is from ABC News (Australia) at 11 Nov, 08:38 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report11 Nov, 06:16 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 08:38 IST
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The interminable sandpaper scandal will drag on to the next press conference, social media post or book, until it festers into something much bigger than it needs to be There are some stories that you look back on and wonder whether we lost our collective…
Keeping the cricket ball in the perfect condition to behave the way you want it to has always been a part of cricket, but the Australians and their yellow scrap of sandpaper shed harsh light on the sport's so-called dark arts.

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