A cricketing drama to divide a nation: why the sandpaper scandal is Australia’s Bazball | Barney Ronay

The Guardian

The sandpaper affair is back, and the reason it has hit Australia so hard is because it is sneaky – or basically quite English Any plans for the weekend? Personally I’m all set. I will be watching the full Pat Cummins sandpaper denial press conference , filmed live on location in Sydney on Friday morning, and now preserved uncut and un-redacted on YouTube. I will not speed it up, or flick through impatiently only to find myself bogged down in endless adverts for old fat guys doing military calisthenics, and pills that will dissolve the vile writhing parasites that definitely live in my guts.