Daily Mail

AXE WILL FALL ON CHEATING AUSSIES

Smith and Warner facing one-year bans Coach to quit

- By LAWRENCE BOOTH

Steve Smith could be stripped of the Australia captaincy permanentl­y, as he and vice- captain David Warner face one-year bans for their part in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

And it was reported last night that coach Darren Lehmann, who had planned to see Australia through next summer’s World Cup and Ashes series in england, is on the brink of resigning.

On the day it emerged many of Australian cricket’s major sponsors were considerin­g their involvemen­t with the sport, the board’s chief executive James Sutherland

 ??  ?? Shabby green: Smith and Warner are set for long spells on the sidelines
Shabby green: Smith and Warner are set for long spells on the sidelines

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