# Cricket: Australia is bracing itself for a hostile reception in Durban tomorrow when it plays its first Test in South Africa since the ball-tampering scandal of 2018. Captain Steve Smith, vice-captain Dave Warner and bowler Cameron Bancroft were all sanctioned after television cameras showed Bancroft roughing the ball with sandpaper during the third Test in Cape Town. Proteas assistant coach Ashwell Prince says although taunting and insulting isn’t that much of a thing nowadays, it hasn’t gone completely out of the game.
Cricket: Prince says sledging isn’t dead before Test series against Australia