Umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth confront Cameron Bancroft. Photo / Getty Images
Umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth confront Cameron Bancroft. Photo / Getty Images
Cricket Australia is in hot water following the revelation that Cameron Bancroft deliberatley tampered with the ball during the third test between Australia and South Africa.
Bancroft was caught on television trying to rough up the ball with adhesive tape and when the umpires questioned him, Bancroft denied tampering theball.
Footage shows the Australian hiding the tape down his trousers before the meeting with the umpires was held on the field.
But it's not the first time an Australian sportsman or team has been caught up in controversy, in fact, there have been numerous run-ins over the years.
Inspired by the news surrounding Bancroft and Cricket Australia, the Herald takes a look at a few other Australian cheating moments in sport.
Trevor Chappell's underarm bowling incident
Trevor Chappel bowls underarm. Photo / Photosport
On February 1, 1981, New Zealand was chasing down Australia's total of 235 in the final of the 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Cup Series.
The Blackcaps required 15 runs off the final over, managing to score nine runs and losing two wickets in five balls. With only one ball left, a six was needed to tie the match.
Australia's captain, Greg Chappell, ordered his brother and bowler at the time, Trevor Chappell, to roll the last ball to ensure New Zealand wouldn't get the runs.
So, with the final ball of the game and new batsman Brian McKechnie on strike, Trevor rolled the ball along the ground to McKechnie's feet.
Bats were thrown following the incident and words were shared, but while the delivery wasn't illegal at the time, the Chappell brothers actions prompted a rule change.
The Snedden 'catch'
Earlier that day, Blackcaps youngster, Martin Snedden took a blinder of a catch which should have taken the wicket of Greg Chappell.
We say should, because the umpires weren't watching the ball when it was caught and didn't rule on it.
They claimed that they were making sure the batsmen were crossing the crease when they ran between the wickets, rather than the flight of the ball.
The Australian captain refused to walk and he stayed on, scoring an extra 40 odd runs.
Brad Haddin's illegal keeping
Brad Haddin is Australia's current fielding coach. Photo / Getty Images
Another game against New Zealand, another cheating moment.
Brad Haddin was keeping behind the stumps in 2009 as Michael Clarke bowled to Neil Broom. At 106/4, the Blackcaps were in trouble.
Clarke managed to get a delivery past Broom as he tried to cut at it but he clean missed it and it looks as though he was bowled.
But, footage shows that the ball was going over the wickets and that Haddin's gloves were illegally in front of the stumps and he knocked the bails off.
Haddin confessed to having his gloves in front of the stumps illegally post-match but was convinced that the ball hit the stumps.
Melbourne Storm: Salary cap breach
The Melbourne Storm were involved in one of the biggest salary cap breaches in 2010. Photo / Getty Images
In 2010, the National Rugby League revealed an investigation into the Melbourne Storm that uncovered the Storm was breaching the salary cap.
The NRL stripped the Storm of all honors between 2006 and 2010, this included the 2007 and 2009 premierships, and the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships.
Club officials confessed to the cheating in April 2010, admitting that they ran a bookkeeping system that made $3.78 million in payments to players outside of the salary cap.
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