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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Proteas batter Rassie van der Dussen has responded to the recent reports regarding David Warner and his involvement in the 2018 Sandpaper-gate scandal.<\/p>\n

The scandal has made headlines this week following Warner’s attempt to overturn his lifetime leadership ban following his role in the ball-tampering saga against the Proteas at Newlands.<\/p>\n

Warner served a year ban after he was branded as one of the main instigators alongside then-captain Steve Smith and opener Cameron Bancroft.<\/p>\n

Last month, Cricket Australia (CA) amended its player code of conduct, allowing Warner to request a review of his captaincy ban before an independent panel.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Warner withdrew a bid to overturn his leadership ban, claiming an independent review panel wanted to “conduct a public lynching” and it would be traumatic for him and his family.<\/p>\n

In a latest twist, Warner’s manager on Thursday claimed that two executives laid the foundations in Hobart in 2016, two years prior to the ball-tampering incident in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

At the same time, an Amazon Prime documentary series called, The Test premiered and follows the Australian team and their path to redemption following the ball-tampering scandal.<\/p>\n

The documentary is co-produced by CA and focuses on Tim Paine and Justin Langer steering Australia in the aftermath of the incident.<\/p>\n

The Proteas are in Australia for a three-match Test series over the festive season, starting with the first Test on 17 December in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

When asked what he felt about the 2018 saga being resurfaced in the media, Van der Dussen said he wasn’t too interested or fazed by the news.<\/p>\n

“I am amazed, but I also don’t really spend too much attention on it,” Van der Dussen told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“The internal politics, I suppose that’s going on and I see there’s a season 2 of The Test releasing, so maybe that’s a bit of that involved as well.<\/p>\n

“I suppose controversy sells and people want to stay relevant. To be honest with you, I don’t take too much interest in what they’ve done. I think actions speak louder than words and there are a lot of words going around.<\/p>\n

“What’s happened has happened, it’s pretty well-documented. So to talk about it now doesn’t faze me too much.”<\/p>\n

The Proteas will also have an unofficial four-day match against a Cricket Australia XI from 9-12 December at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

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