‘Sandpapergate’ has been put to bed a long time ago, let’s move on: Michael Vaughan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Monday said that the Australian bowlers might have potentially known about the condition of the ball in the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, but the ‘sandpapergate‘ fiasco was put to rest and it’s time to move on.
“So the bowlers potentially knew about the ball in Cape Town !!! Of course, they did but surely that episode has been put to bed a long time ago … Let’s move on,” tweeted Vaughan.
Ever since Cameron Bancroft revealed that more than three people would have knowledge about ball-tampering tactics, the fiasco has once again become a talking point in the cricketing world. Now, Cricket Australia‘s (CA) integrity team has reached out to the right-handed batsman to see if he has more information to give on the issue.

Sources within Cricket Australia confirmed to ANI that the integrity team has indeed reached out to Bancroft and currently they are waiting to hear from him.
“The integrity team has reached out to Cameron Bancroft today to see if he has some new information on the issue. We are waiting for a reply from his side. He is in the UK currently, so it’s still pretty early there,” the source said.
During the 2018 Cape Town Test in South Africa, Bancroft was caught on camera trying to change the condition of the ball using sandpaper. The incident later went on to be labelled as the ‘sandpapergate’ and is considered as one of the darkest moments in the history of Australian cricket.