(Reuters) - Victoria captain Matthew Wade, the first Australian cricketer to be banned for pitch tampering, lost his appeal on Thursday and will serve a one-game suspension in the domestic Sheffield Shield.
The 25-year-old wicketkeeper, who won the last of his 12 test caps for Australia against India in March, had been found guilty of tampering during his 119-run knock against Tasmania last week.
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