Ball tampering.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Nothing new about ball tampering - they all do it.
The new angle is the conspiracy of the team leaders telling the junior Cameron Bancroft to do the deed.

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And now starts the damage control.
They all do it? I hope not.
You think there is no one in cricket with any respect for the game?

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Originally Posted by Ferret

Faf du Plessis was charged with ball tampering when he last played in Aus only several months ago and he is still SA captain.

Doesn't make it right though and Smith aught to know better than that.

Penalty should be consistent with preceding penalties but I have to say I think international cricket is pretty well tarnished by this and all the previous crap. The players need to clean up their act, all of them.

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The problem is that Australians in sport have a 'holier than thou, we never cheat but everyone else does' attitude which makes the rest of the sporting world gag.

This episode lays that little furphy to rest......

[edit] and I agree with the above, Smith, Warner et al should all be on a plane home, but guess what, that hasn't happened.

No one likes the over the the top sledging and attitude and now this?
The team and Cricket Australia just don't get it.

Smith and Warner have been stood down. Good start.

Still can't believe this, I mean, jeez,....Steve Smith?....the Aussie Captain, actually planning this, conspiring to actually "cheat".
Must have had brain fade.
Anyway, I can't see how He, or anyone else involved, can be allowed to continue to play cricket for Australia.
Pickles.

It's just not cricket.

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Originally Posted by Fifth Columnist

It's just not cricket.

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You win the internet today ! :lol2:

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Originally Posted by Fifth Columnist

It's just not cricket.

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Hasnt been cricket for years

if true, i'm pretty disappointed.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Smith and Warner have been stood down. Good start.

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from what i understand, its on y from being captain. they will still play.

As a Test cricket tragic I felt sick in the stomach when I first read this.
It will be a long time before I take the Aust Test Team seriously again or Test cricket for that matter.
I have no doubt the WHOLE team knew what was going on and they are all equally responsible including Lehmann.

Sack the lot.
It may hurt me to see them lose but when they are blatantly cheating and representing this country well, that just aint Cricket [bigsad]

A very sad day for the Baggy Green.