We’ve known for decades that sugar is bad for you, but because of sharp-eyed work by a television channel, Faf du Plessis may learn that lesson the hard way. On Tuesday, SA beat Australia by an innings and 80 runs at Bellerive Oval in Hobart to clinch the Test series 2-0. A day later, Fox Sports aired footage of Du Plessis taken during the second Test, which showed him polishing the ball using fingers taken from his mouth — in which an object that could be a sweet is visible. The 18-hour window the match officials had to take action closed without them doing so, which means the matter is now in the hands of the International Cricket Council (ICC). "The ICC has been alerted to the footage and is currently reviewing the incident from the perspective of it being a possible breach of the ICC code of conduct," a spokesperson said. The organisation has five days to decide whether to lay charges against Du Plessis. That deadline is Sunday. Slapping sugar-soaked saliva on the ball to keep i...
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