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Cricket: Australia could be reminded of Sandpapergate at Newlands on Tuesday

# Cricket: Australia should expect reminders of their previous visit to Newlands when the third and deciding Test against South Africa starts in Cape Town on Tuesday. This will be the first time they return since the infamous sandpaper scandal. Steve Smith is still in the team he captained in 2018 when bowler Cameron Bancroft was caught roughing the ball with sandpaper. The first two Tests in the current series drew small crowds, but former Proteas captain Graeme Smith says Australia cannot hide from its history.