Main content
                
    Alec Stewart on ball tampering: "It's gone on for years"
The former England cricket captain says that what the Aussies did "was wrong, it was stupid, it was thick," but that players have always tried to change the state of the ball - from throwing it into a rough area on the square, to shining it while eating a mint. This clip is originally from 5 live's Peter Allen and Caroline Barker on 15th April 2018.
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
![]()  - Sport analysis and reaction—5 Live In Short- Find out what the pundits think about the biggest stories in sport. 
More clips from 5 Live In Short
- 
                                                ![]()  ‘I struggled to get my shoes on and get dressed’Duration: 01:05 
- 
                                                ![]()  PM: 'Nigel Farage and Reform are just the politics of grievance'Duration: 00:41 
- 
                                                ![]()  What is Glenn McGrath’s Ashes prediction?Duration: 00:40 
 
         
             
 
             
             
            