Test cricket's biggest scandals - your result revealed
Summary
Ten major controversies in Test cricket were ranked by a panel from Test Match Special and BBC Sport readers, with results shared on the TMS podcast. The list includes well-known incidents like the “sandpapergate” scandal, ball-tampering allegations, and disputes over umpiring.Key Facts
- Australia is playing its first Test match in South Africa since the sandpapergate scandal happened eight years ago.
- Test Match Special selected and ranked ten big scandals in Test cricket history with input from a BBC Sport audience.
- One scandal involved Pakistan being found guilty of ball-tampering in a 2006 match against England, which led to the match being forfeited.
- In 1987, a Test match between England and Pakistan was stopped over a conflict between England’s captain Mike Gatting and umpire Shakoor Rana.
- The 1975 Ashes series saw a Test game cancelled after the pitch was vandalized by supporters of George Davis.
- Kerry Packer created World Series Cricket to improve TV ratings by recruiting top players, causing disruption in the cricket world.
- Before neutral umpires were introduced, concerns about fairness and bias in umpiring were common in international cricket.
- The scandal rankings were revealed and discussed by cricket commentators Jonathan Agnew, Steven Finn, and Andy Zaltzman on the TMS podcast.
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