South Africa aren't planning to bring up Sandpapergate during ODI series

Seven months on from the ball-tampering scandal, and brought about the long-term suspensions of Steve Smith and David Warner, the wounds remain raw for Australian cricket

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has promised his side won't mention the sandpaper when they visit Australia for a one-day international series this month.

Seven months on from the ball-tampering scandal, and brought about the long-term suspensions of Steve Smith and David Warner, the wounds remain raw for Australian cricket.

Du Plessis does not plan on exploiting those sensitivities, either.

"I don't think us as a team would go there," he said ahead of the first game of the series, scheduled to take place on November 9.

"It's got nothing to do with the cricket it's in the past. For us, it's business as usual."

^{Cameron Bancroft talks to the umpires after being caught with sandpaper in Cape Town}

Australia will be eager to get back to the matter of batting and bowling after a week in which the male cricketing culture Down Under has been the subject of intense scrutiny.

The Ethics Centre's damning report exposed a 'win-at-all-costs' mentality and highlighted 42 suggestions for how Cricket Australia, its administrators and players should look to restructure going forward.

For opening batsman Aaron Finch, though, the focus is now on the series against the Proteas.

"We’ve struggled with the bat for quite a while now and it’s up to us guys who get first go of it in Perth next Sunday against South Africa to start rewriting that last probably 18 months," he said.

"I think that when you have a bit of change in the side, it’s about starting to build a really good dynamic and a really good chemistry within that side.

"We’ve been trying new things, we’ve been out in the nets for hours. You can’t question it from that point of view. It’s just about making sure that we start to build partnerships again."

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