John Lever, the hero of England’s 1976-77 series win in India. Pic/mid-day archives

There is nothing sweet about the ball tampering row in Australian cricket, but sugar has made its way into the boiling pot. A couple of days ago, an old video clip of Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft surfaced, showing him dumping sugar into his trousers during last summer's Ashes series. What followed was talk about a possibility that the Australians could well have tampered with the ball then too, while demolishing England 4-0 to retain the urn.