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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, March 27 (CRICKETNMORE) - Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh on Tuesday said he is "deeply troubled" by the ball-tampering controversy in the third Test with South Africa in Cape Town. The 52-year-old batsman said that the error was a clear",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Melbourne, March 27 (CRICKETNMORE) -&nbsp;<\/strong>Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh on Tuesday said he is &quot;deeply troubled&quot; by the ball-tampering controversy in the third Test with South Africa in Cape Town.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 52-year-old batsman said that the error was a clear breach of the &lsquo;Spirit of Australian Cricket&#39; pledge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Like many, I&#39;m deeply troubled by the events in Cape Town this last week, and acknowledge the thousands of messages I have received, mostly from heartbroken cricket followers worldwide,&quot; Waugh was quoted as saying by Cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I have no doubt the current Australian team continues to believe in this mantra, however some have now failed our culture, making a serious error of judgement in the Cape Town Test match,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the third day of the third Test, Australia&#39;s Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera using what is believed to be a tape before attempting to hide the object down the front of his pants moments before the umpires seemingly inquired about the contents of his pockets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Television footage later showed Bancroft rubbing the ball and then seemingly putting an object back in his pocket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As soon as the incident was shown on the giant screen, the player was questioned in the presence of his captain Steve Smith by the two on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The on-field officials along with third umpire Ian Gould and fourth umpire Allahudien Palekar later charged Bancroft.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Waugh, also urges the players to revisit Spirit of Cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;In 2003, we modified the Spirit of Cricket document originally created by the MCC, to empower our players to set their own standards and commit to play the Australian way,&quot; Waugh said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We must urgently revisit this document, re-bind our players to it and ensure the spirit in which we play is safe-guarded for the future of the sport, and to continue to inspire the dreams of every young kid picking up a bat and ball and for every fan who lives and breathes the game,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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