Sandpaper gate fiasco: Bowlers and Bancroft have contacted each other and sorted it out, says Tim Paine

Test captain Tim Paine on Wednesday said that Australia pacers and Cameron Bancroft have contacted each other and cleared the air about the ball-tampering row.

Australia Test captain Tim Paine on Wednesday said that four bowlers who were a part of the ill-fated 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa have been in touch with Cameron Bancroft to "clear the air" over suggestions they knew about the ball-tampering. Cameron Bancroft stirred up fresh controversy last week after hinting that the Australian bowlers were aware that their players were tampering with the ball during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa. Australian bowlers issued a joint statement on Tuesday, once again pleading their innocence in the ball-tampering saga after Cameron Bancroft's latest comments stirred up reignited the controversy last week.