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8 October 2026
Sandpapergate, bans and humiliation: Eight years after infamous series, Australia return to South Africa with shadow of cricket's darkest controversy
Eight years after Sandpapergate, Australia return to South Africa, revisiting the bans, humiliation and chaos that engulfed their infamous 2018 Test tour.
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