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David Warner and Steve Smith were handed exemplary punishments by Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday for their involvement in ball tampering during the third Australia-south Africa Test in Cape Town.
Warner and Smith were handed year-long bans from ‘all international and domestic cricket’, while Cameron Bancroft was given a nine-month ban for executing the ball tampering.
The CA also banned Smith from captaining Australia for the next two years, while Warner will never be considered for leading the side.
“Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft will not be considered for team leadership positions until a minimum of 12 months after the conclusion of their respective suspensions from international and domestic cricket. Any consideration of future leadership would be conditional on acceptance by fans and the public, form and authority among the playing group. David Warner will not be considered for team leadership positions in the future,” a statement from CA said.
CULPRIT-IN-CHIEF
While Smith was charged with “having knowledge of a potential plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball,” the Australian cricket body confirmed that it was Warner who hatched the plan to tamper the ball in the Cape Town Test.
“David Warner was charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct based on: (a) development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; (b) instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan to take steps to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper,” the CA added in its statement. The controversy around Smith and Warner exploded on day three of the Cape Town Test last week, when Bancroft was caught using yellow tape to alter the condition of the ball before attempting to hide it in his trousers.
CAN PLAY CLUB CRICKET
The three cricketers have, however, been encouraged to play club cricket.
“All three players will be permitted to play club cricket and will be encouraged to do so to maintain links with the cricket community. In addition, all three players will be required to undertake 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket,” the CA said.
All the players have sevenday time to appeal against the sanctions. “If the player disputes either the charge or sanction/s, there is a hearing before a CA Commissioner. The player may appeal the outcome of that hearing, and if so there is a hearing before an Appeals Commissioner (who is selected from the remaining CA Commissioners),” the statement added. Tests ODIS T-20I T-20 IPL knowledge of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; failure to take steps to prevent development and implementation of that plan; directing that evidence of attempted tampering be concealed on the field of play; seeking to mislead Match Officials and others regarding Bancroft’s attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; and misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent and participants of the plan Test against SA at Johannesburg, March-april 2018 Test in Zimbabwe in June-july, 2018
Tests vs Bangladesh at home in July, 2018
Tests vs India at home from November-january, 2019 Tests vs Sri Lanka at home in January-february, 2019 Tests vs Pakistan in UAE in March, 2019 Tests ODIS T-20I T-20 IPL development of a plan to artificially alter the condition of the ball; instruction to a junior player to alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper; provision of advice to a junior player regarding how a ball could be artificially altered; failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and/or implementation of the plan; failure to report his knowledge of the plan; misleading Match Officials concealing his knowledge of and involvement in the plan; ODIS in Zimbabwe in June-july, 2018
ODIS vs Bangladesh at home in July, 2018
ODIS vs Pakistan in UAE in October, 2018
ODIS vs SA at home in October/november 2018 ODIS vs Sri Lanka at home in January-february, 2019 ODIS in India in February, 2019 Tests ODIS T-20I T-20 IPL knowledge of the existence of, and being party to, the plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper; carrying out instructions to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; seeking to conceal evidence of his attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; seeking to mislead Match Officials and others regarding his attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent, implementation and participants of the plan group stage matches of IPL
T20I vs Pakistan in UAE in October 2018
T20IS vs SA at home in October-november, 2018 T20IS in India in February, 2019
We respect the decision of Cricket Australia. Keeping that in mind we have also decided these two players can’t play in IPL. On behalf of Cricket Australia, I want to apologise to all Australians that these events have taken place, especially to all the kids. LG’S current deal of David Warner is in the final weeks, and in light of recent events we have decided not to renew our partnership. This presents the team with a chance to reset. Our values. Our team culture. Our true north...we played hard, certainly, but also positively and fairly.