Tasmanian Tim Paine to lead Australian team after cricket captain steps down over cheating scandal
The ugly episode has prompted an outpouring of shock and condemnation, with the Australian Sports Commission leading calls for Smith and "any other members of the team leadership group or coaching staff who had prior awareness" to be stood down.
Now Smith is expected to face a harsh sanction from under-pressure Cricket Australia (CA) for his role in the plot which saw team-mate Cameron Bancroft tamper with the ball by using yellow sticky tape, before desperately trying to hide the evidence down the front of his pants. The maximum penalty available to the code of conduct commissioner is a life ban from the sport, added the report.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland travelled to South Africa to get to the bottom of the fiasco and it's suggested his presence will see Lehmann step down within the next 24 hours.
"We expect to be able to fully update the Australian public on the findings on Wednesday morning (Tuesday evening in Johannesburg)".
The openers showed great composure in helping their side reach 57-0 before an unnecessary run out of Bancroft, completed with a direct hit from Proteas captain Faf du Plessis, ignited unmitigated chaos.
Smith and Warner are not the only ones to face punishment over the saga with speculation coach Darren Lehmann will also be sacked and could be replaced by Justin Langer.
After which Australian skipper Steve Smith, stepped down as an Australian captain for the third Test match in Cape Town.
"It's been a awful 24 hours - I want to apologise to our fans and those back home", said Tim Paine, who was handed the stand-in skipper role. "It's been a terrible 24 hours, they're struggling, but probably the reality and the enormity of what's happened is starting to sink in", he noted.
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Hussain told Sky Sports News: "To say that you blatantly cheated and you sat in a meeting before going out on a cricket field saying "we are going to take sandpaper or whatever out onto a cricket field and try and cheat in this game", I think it's very, very hard for you to stay in your job as a captain".
Smith, Cricket Australia said earlier Monday, would remain in South Africa until the investigation was concluded even though he would be unable to play in the fourth test in Johannesburg later this week.
Bancroft escaped with a fine of 75 per cent match fee and three demerit points. The admission of cheating brought a firestorm of anger, with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying he was "shocked and bitterly disappointed".
Hussain lambasted the "double standards" of the Australian side, referring to a recent sledging row involving batsman David Warner.
"I have enough to worry about. but it's disappointing for test cricket and cricket in general".
The incident has been met with astonishment in Australia, with the protagonists.
Former Test captain Michael Clarke said the revelations would reflect poorly on Lehmann, who will finish up in the job after next year's Ashes series, regardless of whether he knew about the plan.
"David Warner seems to have a lot to say on a cricket field".
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