South Africa legend Fanie told cameramen to focus on fielders

FORMER South Africa fast bowler Fanie de Villiers says he told cameramen to look for Australian ball-tampering on day three of the third test, having suspected underhand tactics. De Villiers, working for a South African broadcaster, says he felt the tourists must have been up to something given how early they were getting reverse swing. He was right. Cameras spotted Australia fielder Cameron Bancroft’s now-infamous yellow tape. Bancroft hid the tape in his underpants before owning up alongside captain Steve Smith. ‘I said that if they get reverse swing in the 26th, 27th, 28th over they’re doing something different from everyone else,’ De Villiers told a South African radio station yesterday. ‘We said to our cameramen, “Have a look, boys, they’re using something”. they searched for an hour and a half until they saw something. then they started following Bancroft and actually caught him out at the end. De Villiers believes it was impossible for Australia to get reverse swing so early using legitimate means and said: ‘Getting it before the 30th over, they had to do something.’