David Warner's ball tampering act fuelled by SA's vile sledging about wife Candice: Report

SA vs Aus Test match at Newlands in Cape Town had cricket world in shock in 2018 when Australian opening batsman Cameron Bancroft was caught using sandpaper to rough up ball during third Test of 4-match series. After incident, Bancroft was banned for nine months whereas vice-captain David Warner and captain Steve Smith were banned for a year. reason behind actions is w being revealed in a fresh news report.

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As whole Cape Town saga came to forefront, vice-captain David Warner had taken responsibility for instigating a young Cameron Bancroft to partake in ball-tampering incident. According to  Daily Mail, it is w being reported that David Warner's actions stemmed from constant sledging that hostile Proteas squad directed towards him and his wife. sledging, which was often of sexual nature, is reported to be worse than what keeper Quinton de Kock had allegedly said to David Warner, earlier in that series.

sledging infuriated Warner eugh to make him conspire and instruct an impressionable Cameron Bancroft to use hidden sandpaper to tamper match ball. David Warner's wife Candice Warner was a sportsperson previously but was said to have been embarrassed in past after getting caught having sexual intercourse with former South African rugby player Sonny Bill Williams in a pub toilet back in 2007.

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David Warner wife: Candice t accompanying husband for South Africa vs Australia T20 series

efforts to manipulate ball were made by David Warner to beat South Africans at 'any cost'. However, plan was quick to backfire as Bancroft was caught by broadcast cameras, which were soon to point out unethical behaviour. Smith and Warner made ir Test comebacks in Ashes where Smith scored more than 700 runs to help Australia retain urn. Warner got going against Pakistan and New Zealand and ended up getting himself Allan Border medal at recent Australian Cricket Awards. It is also being reported that David Warner's wife, Candice Warner, is t travelling to South Africa in this Australian tour of South Africa which is Australia's first visit to country since fateful incidents of 2018.

South Africa will face Australia in third South Africa vs Australia T20 International on February 26.

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