Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has made some shocking claims on the infamous ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018. Paine was Australia's wicket-keeper in the game when Cameron Bancroft was caught live tampering with the ball using sandpaper against South Africa in the Cape Town Test.

Bancroft's footage soon went viral on social media and became a major talking point in the cricket fraternity as Cricket Australia sprung into action. The Australian cricket board handed a nine-month ban to Bancroft and suspended the then captain Steve Smith and David Warner for one year each.

Cricket Australia also put a permanent leadership ban on Warner, who was the vice-captain of the team. Paine had taken over as captain of Australia's Test team following the bans on Smith and Warner and successfully managed to bail the team out of trouble in the months that followed.

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Opening up about the infamous scandal that shattered the reputation of Australian cricket, Paine said everyone in the team was part of it to some extent. The former Australia Test skipper also felt things could have been different had they taken the blame as a team.

"I still feel like Steve, Dave and Cam copped the brunt of it, and Boof (coach, Darren Lehmann) too, but I have wondered if there was a point where we could have said something or done something differently," Paine wrote in his autobiography 'The Price Paid'.

"Everyone was a part of it to some degree – would it have worked out better for those three players if we had owned it as a team? I think it would have," he added.

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Recalling the incident, Paine said he was shocked after Bancroft was caught on the camera using sandpaper on the ball and that the Australian team made some bad choices that tarnished their reputation.

"I was thinking, ‘What the f***?’ A sense of dread came over us all. There were bad choices made that day and it is an event which has tarnished all our reputations, but there certainly wasn’t any team meeting, saying, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ The team just knew that if we were going to get it to reverse we had to be on our toes about throwing it in on the bounce and stopping that once it started to go," [Pain wrote in his book.

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has made some shocking claims on the infamous ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018. Paine was Australia's wicket-keeper in the game when Cameron Bancroft was caught live tampering with the ball using sandpaper against South Africa in the Cape Town Test.

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has made some shocking claims on the infamous ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018. Paine was Australia's wicket-keeper in the game when Cameron Bancroft was caught live tampering with the ball using sandpaper against South Africa in the Cape Town Test. Bancroft's footage soon went viral on social media and became a major talking point in the cricket fraternity as Cricket Australia sprung into action. The Australian cricket board handed a nine-month ban to Bancroft and suspended the then captain Steve Smith and David Warner for one year each. Cricket Australia also put a permanent leadership ban on Warner, who was the vice-captain of the team. Paine had taken over as captain of Australia's Test team following the bans on Smith and Warner and successfully managed to bail the team out of trouble in the months that followed. Also Read: Not Kohli's masterclass against Pakistan! Sanjay Bangar picks greatest knock by an Indian in T20 WC Opening up about the infamous scandal that shattered the reputation of Australian cricket, Paine said everyone in the team was part of it to some extent. The former Australia Test skipper also felt things could have been different had they taken the blame as a team. "I still feel like Steve, Dave and Cam copped the brunt of it, and Boof (coach, Darren Lehmann) too, but I have wondered if there was a point where we could have said something or done something differently," Paine wrote in his autobiography 'The Price Paid'. "Everyone was a part of it to some degree – would it have worked out better for those three players if we had owned it as a team? I think it would have," he added. Also Read: You dont have eagle eyes: Shahid Afridi slams umpires over controversial no-ball call in India-Pakistan clash Recalling the incident, Paine said he was shocked after Bancroft was caught on the camera using sandpaper on the ball and that the Australian team made some bad choices that tarnished their reputation. "I was thinking, ‘What the f***?’ A sense of dread came over us all. There were bad choices made that day and it is an event which has tarnished all our reputations, but there certainly wasn’t any team meeting, saying, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ The team just knew that if we were going to get it to reverse we had to be on our toes about throwing it in on the bounce and stopping that once it started to go," [Pain wrote in his book.

Everyone was part of it to some degree: Tim Paine makes stunning claim on Australian ball-tampering scandal

Australia&#39;s Cameron Bancroft and captain Steve Smith admitted to ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa on Saturday, sending shockwaves through cricket.

Bancroft was caught on television cameras appearing to rub a yellow object on the ball, and later said: &quot;I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I want to be here (in the press conference) because I want to be accountable for my actions.&quot;

Smith added: &quot;The leadership group knew about it.&quot;

Television footage appeared to show Bancroft, 25, take on object out of his pocket while fielding in the post-lunch session on the third day of the Test at Newlands.

He was spoken to by umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth during the 43rd over of South Africa&#39;s second innings after appearing to have the object in his hand after fielding the ball at cover.

While the umpires were conferring, Bancroft then appeared to place a small yellow object in his underpants.

When the umpires went across to talk to him he reached into a pocket and showed them what seemed to be a different object &ndash;- what looked like a soft pouch for sunglasses.

The umpires took no action and did not change the ball.

There were boos from a capacity crowd at Newlands when the incident was shown on the big screen at the ground.

Both Bancroft and Smith, who took over the Australian captaincy in 2015, appeared before the media after the match and admitted that they had attempted to change the condition of the ball.

&quot;We had a discussion during the break. On myself I saw an opportunity to use some yellow tape and the granules from the rough patches of the wicket to change the condition of the ball,&quot; said opening batsman Bancroft who is playing in his eighth Test.

&quot;It didn&#39;t work, the umpires didn&#39;t change the ball. We have this yellow tape in our kit. The actual sticky stuff itself is very sticky so I felt it could be used to collect some stuff from the side of the pitch.&quot;

Smith will now face calls for his resignation after admitting that Bancroft did not act alone.

&quot;The leadership group knew about it. We spoke about it at lunch. I&#39;m not proud of what happened. It&#39;s not in the spirit of the game,&quot; said the skipper.

Australia's Cameron Bancroft and captain Steve Smith admitted to ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa on Saturday, sending shockwaves through cricket

Australia's Cameron Bancroft and captain Steve Smith admitted to ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa on Saturday, sending shockwaves through cricket. Bancroft was caught on television cameras appearing to rub a yellow object on the ball, and later said: "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I want to be here (in the press conference) because I want to be accountable for my actions." Smith added: "The leadership group knew about it." Television footage appeared to show Bancroft, 25, take on object out of his pocket while fielding in the post-lunch session on the third day of the Test at Newlands. He was spoken to by umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth during the 43rd over of South Africa's second innings after appearing to have the object in his hand after fielding the ball at cover. While the umpires were conferring, Bancroft then appeared to place a small yellow object in his underpants. When the umpires went across to talk to him he reached into a pocket and showed them what seemed to be a different object –- what looked like a soft pouch for sunglasses. The umpires took no action and did not change the ball. There were boos from a capacity crowd at Newlands when the incident was shown on the big screen at the ground. Both Bancroft and Smith, who took over the Australian captaincy in 2015, appeared before the media after the match and admitted that they had attempted to change the condition of the ball. "We had a discussion during the break. On myself I saw an opportunity to use some yellow tape and the granules from the rough patches of the wicket to change the condition of the ball," said opening batsman Bancroft who is playing in his eighth Test. "It didn't work, the umpires didn't change the ball. We have this yellow tape in our kit. The actual sticky stuff itself is very sticky so I felt it could be used to collect some stuff from the side of the pitch." Smith will now face calls for his resignation after admitting that Bancroft did not act alone. "The leadership group knew about it. We spoke about it at lunch. I'm not proud of what happened. It's not in the spirit of the game," said the skipper.

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