Sandpaper haunts Australia in Cape Town: South Africa fans wave sandpaper to mock Nathan Lyon on Day 2 of 3rd Test

South Africa fans mocked Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Day 2 of the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town by waving a sheet of sandpaper at him from the boundary. The taunt referenced the 2018 ball-tampering scandal at the same ground, when Cameron Bancroft was filmed using sandpaper. Lyon ignored the provocation, acknowledged the crowd, and continued fielding. The exchange, captured from the stands, has circulated since. The article notes the wider history: Steve Smith and David Warner received 12-month bans, Bancroft nine months, and Darren Lehmann lost his coaching job. It also frames the series context—Australia returned to South Africa for Tests for the first time since that tour—and reports that Australia, despite early setbacks, had reached 171/2 with Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne already dismissed.