Ball-tampering row: Darren Lehmann resigns as Australian coach

Paine celebrates a catch at Kingsmead in the first Test / Getty

Paine celebrates a catch at Kingsmead in the first Test / Getty

At a press conference in South Africa, a tearful Lehmann said he made the decision while watching former captain's Steve Smith's emotional press conference.

"Saying goodbye to the players was the toughest thing I have ever had to do". "This is the right thing for Australian cricket".

Darren Lehmann, coach of the scandal-tainted Australia cricket team, said Thursday he would quit after the fourth and final Test of a series in South Africa.

"Firstly. I'm deeply sorry. They made a mistake", Lehmann added.

"It is something I will regret for the rest of my life". I hope the media and the fans don't forget that.

The 48-year-old said he had not been pushed into the decision by Cricket Australia and that it was all his own doing.

"To all of my teammates, to fans of cricket all over the world, and to all Australians who are disappointed and angry, I'm sorry".

"I'll do everything I can to make up for my mistake". I panicked in that situation and I'm very sorry.

Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell and Joe Burns have been flown into Johannesburg to replace the exiled trio.

Cricket Australia said Warner "instructed" young batsman Cameron Bancroft how to carry out the tampering on the field with a piece of sandpaper.

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David Warner came up with a tweet for the shameful ball-tampering act. "It's not acceptable", he said. I'm embarrassed by that. "All I can do in the short term is to ask for forgiveness". "I just think there is so much more to play out in this story", he said.

"These recent events are so inconsistent with our values that we are left with no option but to terminate our ongoing partnership with Cricket Australia". For me, it's been a very big wake-up call to myself, for what that means and how an unbelievable opportunity it is to wear the baggy green cap.

"It's something I'll look to improve on and earn the respect back of the community. I have been speaking to the hierarchy in the last couple of days".

All three players have been barred from the lucrative Twenty20 Indian Premier League, with Smith and Warner earlier relinquishing the captaincies of their franchises.

He added: "It's been a wonderful experience coaching the Australian cricket team". I apologise for my part and take responsibility for it.

"I understand the distress this has caused the sport and its fans", the opening batsman wrote.

Warner, who Cricket Australia said was responsible for the "development" of the cheating plans, tweeted that his actions were a "stain on the game we all love". They are hurting and I feel for them and their families. "You'll hear from me in a few days", he posted.

Meanwhile David Warner released a statement on Twitter.

The ACA said the grading and sanctions for the players were well above what the ICC had implemented, and the bans were not reasonable on a world scale.

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