Smith Warner relinquish leadership roles for rest of third Test
Former Australian skipper Steve Smith who was suspended for one year by Cricket Australia broke down into tears while addressing a press conference. Tonight, I want to make it clear that as captain of Australia, I take full responsibility.
"That's also a big learning curve for me that I had the opportunity to take control of my own values and my own actions and I didn't - and that's a real embarrassment for me". There was a failure of leadership, of my leadership.
Smith then forgot the third point he meant to make before he broke down, adding: "I can't remember what else". If any good can come from this, then I hope I can be a force for change. Smith said he is simply gutted right now and would regret the incident for the rest of his life.
He added: "I say two things, or three things". Firstly, I'm deeply sorry.
"We are in the middle of such a great series and for something like this to overshadow the great cricket that has been played, that's not what I am about or what the team is about". And two other things is anytime you think about making a questionable decision, think about who you are affecting, you are affecting your parents.
"To see the way my old man's been.it hurts".
Steve Smith made his first appearance in the media after being banned for 12 months in global cricket for Australia.
"These are significant penalties for professional players, and the [Cricket Australia] board does not impose them lightly", CA chairman David Peever said.
Smith was adamant that the Cape Town incident was the first time Australia had ball-tampered during his tenure.
'I want to make clear that as captain I take full responsibility.
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Bancroft spoke to the media and said: "It's something I will grieve for the rest of my life. I know it's going to take time to heal and to earn that respect back", Bancroft said.
The former Australia captain has been banned for 12 months.
"The players involved have made a very grave mistake, but they are not bad people".
Smith, who had been captain since 2015, is rated by many as the best Australian batsman since the great Donald Bradman and had the world at his feet until his misjudgement in Cape Town last week. It was a huge error of judgement on my part and I am sorry. "That was the toughest thing I've ever had to do", Lehmann said.
Smith and Warner had already suffered a heavy financial penalties from the incident, losing $1.85 million each through a ban from this year's Indian Premier League.
"Not a second has gone by when I wish I could turn back time".
"I understand the distress this has caused the sport and its fans".
"I would say the way we dealt with Philip Hughes's passing", he said.
Both Commonwealth Bank and breakfast cereal maker Sanitarium Australia have axed Smith as an ambassador, while sportswear brand Asics has terminated deals with Bancroft and Warner, with the latter also losing his sponsorship deal with Korean consumer electronics firm LG.
A day before, CA CEO Sutherland had dished out sanctions to all the three players after concluding an internal investigation.
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