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denphone

25-03-2018 10:57

A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

Australia captain Steve Smith stands down as captain for rest of Test after "premeditated cheating".

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Smith said on Saturday that the team's "leadership group" had spoken about a plan to tamper with the ball, carried out by batsman Cameron Bancroft.

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Michael Clarke, Smith's immediate predecessor as Test captain, called it "a terrible day for Australian cricket", described the plan as "premeditated cheating" and condemned its instigators for choosing rookie batsman Bancroft to carry it out.

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Meanwhile, the former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist called the side the “laughing stock” of world cricket and has called Smith’s long term future into question.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43531491

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ball-tampering

denphone

27-03-2018 19:35

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

Australia captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft will be sent home after ball tampering.

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Sutherland added that the sanctions to be handed down to Smith, Warner and Bancroft within the next 24 hours will be "significant".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43543713

Nothing less then a lengthy ban one expects.

MalteseFalcon

27-03-2018 20:12

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

Should be banned for life for deliberately cheating.

denphone

27-03-2018 20:57

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

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Originally Posted by MalteseFalcon (Post 35941954)

Should be banned for life for deliberately cheating.

My hunch is they will get 12 to 18 months Mark.

SnoopZ

28-03-2018 11:04

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

They got 12months to 9 months.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43565737

denphone

28-03-2018 12:50

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35941971)

They got 12months to 9 months.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43565737

Not severe enough IMO.

Mr K	04-04-2018 20:10

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

They were ball tampering throughout the Ashes but we were too polite to say anything ! They'd needn't have bothered as they'd have still won.

If Smith et al had come clean and admitted it all i'd have a little sympathy. But I'm afraid its just crocodile tears for the cameras and they've only admitted to the things they were caught doing. Ban them for life and anyone else caught tampering or fixing matches.

denphone

04-04-2018 20:18

Re: A truly shocking day for Australian cricket!!!!

The trouble is the ICC are too weak and factional and will never ban them for life Mr K.

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