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'No better even before ball-tampering row': Gould slams 'average' Aussies

Gould, who retired after 2019 ICC World Cup, relayed what had been spotted on the TV -- Cameron Bancroft putting sandpaper down his trousers -- to the on-field umpires

Umpires Ian Gould (C), Richard Kettleborough (R) and Nandan (L). File Photo: PTI
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Umpires Ian Gould (C), Richard Kettleborough (R) and Nandan (L). File Photo: PTI

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Ian Gould, a former ICC Elite Panel umpire, has recounted the infamous 2018 Cape Town Test, saying Australian cricketers had gone “out of control” and turned "pretty average people" two-three years before the ball-tampering scandal. Gould was the TV official during the Australia vs South Africa second Test match in 2018.
 
Gould, who retired after 2019 ICC World Cup, relayed what had been spotted on the TV -- Cameron Bancroft putting sandpaper down his trousers -- to the on-field umpires. "If you look back on it now, Australia were out of control probably two years, maybe three years, before