Steve Smith a picture of calm when reminded of his fall from grace in SA
Far from the fidgety and on-the-move mess, he is at the crease‚ Steve Smith was the picture of calm when reminded of his fall from grace two summers ago.
On Wednesday, there was no swaying‚ ducking or diving.
Smith got into line and he is relishing the opportunity to do so.
“It’s nice being back playing here in SA‚” he said. “Obviously the last time I was here things didn’t end overly well.”
Smith is back for Australia’s white-ball engagements with SA in coming weeks.
Naturally‚ he will be reminded of the Sandpapergate Scandal that erupted at Newlands two years ago. In the wake of it he‚ David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were heavily sanctioned for their attempts to furtively alter the condition of the ball.
Being banned for a year was one thing‚ but being shunned by the cricket community at large must have stung more.
Returning to the place where much of the interrogation and investigation took place is like picking at the seam of those wounds.
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