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    "editor1": "<p>Pace bowler Pat Cummins should lead Australia despite talks that he and other Aussie bowlers could have been involved in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, said former skipper Ian Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chappell said &#39;ultimate responsibility&#39; of the team rests with Steve Smith, who was leading the side in South Africa in the Test series during which the ball-tampering incident happened.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;<strong>If people start jumping up and down about Pat Cummins captaining Australia if he knew, well the answer is pretty clear, because it falls back on Smith,<\/strong>&quot; Chappell told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;<strong>He&#39;s (Steve Smith) the bloke who should have stopped it. The captain&#39;s got the overall say and power to stop it, and he didn&#39;t. I don&#39;t think it should count against Cummins, even if they decide the bowlers did know. Smith is the bloke who should have made sure the whole thing never started,<\/strong>&quot; added Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ball-tampering scandal, also known as &#39;Sandpapergate&#39;, happened during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018. Cricket Australia banned Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft in the aftermath of the scandal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Saturday, Bancroft hinted that bowlers could also have been involved in the scandal. &quot;Obviously what I did benefits bowlers and the awareness around that, probably, is self-explanatory,&quot; he had said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chappell believes that Cummins should be given the reins ahead of former captain Steve Smith when current captain Tim Paine steps down. &quot;<strong>I think it&#39;s time to move on. To me if you go back to Smith, you&#39;re going backwards. It&#39;s time to look ahead, not in the rear-vision mirror.<\/strong>&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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