7 instances when Australia brought disrepute to the game of cricket 

#2 Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and the bookie (1994)

Shane Warne and Mark Waugh accepted money from a bookie on a tour of Sri Lanka in 1994

Arguably two of Australia’s biggest talents in the 1990s, Mark Waugh and Shane Warne were caught in a betting scandal. During the 1994 quadrangular ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka, Waugh was approached by an Indian bookie who called himself ‘John’. John paid him $USD 4000 in exchange of information related to the pitch and weather conditions for the matches they were a part of it. Waugh accepted the offer, even though he maintained that he didn’t divulge team-related information and strategy at all.

Waugh proved to be the one who introduced Warne to John at a casino there. John paid Warne $USD 5000 for the same reason, also claiming to be a huge fan of his. Both of them reportedly spoke thrice after that.

The scandal was thoroughly exposed in 1998 during an Ashes series in Australia. Although there was no evidence of match-fixing, Waugh and Warne were fined $USD 15000 for being involved with a bookie. A huge public outcry followed, more so after knowing that the Australian cricket board knew about this incident and kept it a secret for a few years. Waugh was infamously booed in an Ashes Test in Adelaide when he walked out to bat.