South Africa host Australia who battle more than ‘Sandpapergate’ memories

Australia play their first Test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a ⁠three-match series in Durban on Friday, with the visitors unlikely to face more than a few heckles over the incident that rocked the sport eight years ago.The tourists’ efforts to roughen ⁠up the ball using sandpaper to aid reverse swing in Cape Town in March 2018 were caught on camera and led to a major reckoning for the game in Australia, with captain Steve Smith among those banned for their role in the subterfuge.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4CAS to hear Senegal appeal over AFCON title awarded to Moroccolist 2 of 4Lionel Messi’s last game for Argentina ends in triumph and tearslist 3 of 4‘My actions must be punished’: Ronaldo confirms Portugal availabilitylist 4 of 4FIFA chief Infantino’s ‘abuse of power’ questioned by Norway in complaintsend of listAl Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the first Test battle in South Africa since the infamous series.What is the context for the first return of series since ‘Sandpapergate’South Africa have played Tests in Australia since ‘Sandpapergate’, and ‌Australia have toured South Africa in the interim for limited-overs ...