Sandpapergate: 12th man Chadd Sayers reveals his role in the scheme and why he believes everyone knew

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Former Test bowler Chadd Sayers has revealed his first-hand involvement in the sandpaper plot as he says ‘everyone in that side’ knew about the scheme.

Former Test bowler Chadd Sayers has revealed his first-hand involvement in the sandpaper plot as he says ‘everyone in that side’ knew about the scheme. Sayers was 12th man during the infamous 2018 Test in Cape Town and made his only Test appearance in the following match as he backed Usman Khwaja’s assertion that sandpaper had been used in the previous Test in Port Elizabeth. He revealed how he played a key role in the plan, including his direct exchange with WA opener Cameron Bancroft. “The plan was that Cameron Bancroft was going to take that out, the ball was going to be dropped on the ground by the umpires, and he was going to go about business,” he said on SEN.

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