# Australia used sandpaper even before 2018? Former Aussie spinner Stuart Macgill reveals how he used to rough up balls during matches > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/684611 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 1:17 AM · Read it: Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill admits he used sandpaper on his thumb to rough up cricket balls years before the 2018 Cape Town Sandpapergate scandal. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 1:17 AM: [Australia used sandpaper even before 2018? Former Aussie spinner Stuart Macgill reveals how he used to rough up balls during matches]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill admits he used sandpaper on his thumb to rough up cricket balls years before the 2018 Cape Town Sandpapergate scandal.