David Warner's manager has dropped a bombshell by claiming that players were "told" to tamper with the ball by unnamed officials some 16 months prior to the 2018 sandpaper scandal that rocked Australian cricket.
Warner was vice-captain to Steve Smith when Cameron Bancroft was caught ball-tampering with sandpaper during South Africa's second innings in the famous incident in 2018. Both Smith and Warner stepped down from their senior leadership roles and were charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
The Cricket Australia (CA) board found Warner responsible "for the development of the plan". However, the Australian's manager - James Erskine - claimed that the idea was first talked about 16 months before the scandal.
