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Kane Williamson wants cricket to move on from Sandpapergate

His Ryan Bridge TODAY interview pairs a call to stop revisiting Australia's scandal with reflections on the team achievements behind The Bare Margins.

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'Done their time, more than their time': Williamson on sandpaper gate rehash | Ryan Bridge TODAY

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1:55Williamson explains his initial reluctance to write The Bare Margins and what persuaded him.
2:35Personal statistics gave way to a stronger focus on what he could contribute to the team.
4:40He recalls the aftermath of the 2019 World Cup final and the public response he encountered abroad.
5:51Camaraderie and helping build a team matter most to him, with the World Test Championship a highlight.
8:56On Australia's ball-tampering fallout, Williamson says those disciplined have served their time and cricket should move on.
10:40Franchise leagues and their financial incentives raise questions about the balance with international cricket.

Kane Williamson has little appetite for another round of Australia's ball-tampering reckoning. Shown a clip of David Warner discussing the scandal, the former New Zealand captain says the players disciplined over it have served their time and cricket should move on.

That exchange comes well into his visit to Ryan Bridge TODAY, posted by nzherald.co.nz and watched roughly 16,000 times in its first hours. Before Bridge reaches the controversy, Williamson has been explaining why individual numbers stopped being the centre of his cricketing world.

The occasion is his new book, The Bare Margins. Asked about his initial reluctance to write it, Williamson replies: "Bullied me into it really." The conversation then turns to his youthful preoccupation with statistics and the shift towards measuring satisfaction through the team rather than his own scorecard.

He revisits the aftermath of the 2019 World Cup final and the public response he encountered abroad. But when asked what has been most rewarding, he points to camaraderie and helping a team grow, with the World Test Championship victory among his examples. Williamson captained New Zealand to that inaugural title in 2021.

The sandpaper discussion arrives around nine minutes in. It concerns the scandal that began during Australia's 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, when cameras caught sandpaper being used to roughen the ball. Williamson's answer is about the punishment already served, not a new account of what happened.

Bridge closes by asking about franchise leagues, financial incentives and how international cricket can find a balance alongside them.

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