Sadly cheating is part of sport in 2018

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All these people slamming the Aussie cricketers, yet football players cheat all of the time, e.g diving, conning referees

@1_ferguson

In terms of the scale of the cheating, how do you think the cricket scandal compares to a player diving to win a penalty and/or get an opponent sent off? The fact it’s premeditated rather than opportunistic only marginally increases the offence in my opinion.

@d4vjef

Steve Smith started crying, dad put his arm on shoulder, saying ‘now, now son never mind’. Smith cheated and got found out . No sympathy needed. @Jeanneventers

At the end of the day Smith cheated at a game of cricket, he’s not killed anybody. @TommoNewton2

Sadly, there can’t be many professional or even amateur sports left where cheating of sorts doesn’t happen. Welcome to ‘sport’ 2018.

@fig428

Respect has lost its value among so much of human living and leads us to treat each other unkindly. Cheating is a lack of respect for the game, laws, opponents and yourself.

@mradufu

Of course the Aussie bowlers knew about the ball tampering. But if they said the bowlers were involved then they’d have no choice, but to ban them as well. Australia would have had to ban the majority of their team. @Zoheb90

I bet every cricket team cheats. @Gedward