Smith, Warner stand down from captaincy

Bancroft charged over ball-tampering incident

Bancroft charged over ball-tampering incident

"Australian cricket fans want to be proud of their cricket team".

But with even Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull weighing into the row, Smith's career looks to be in jeopardy. But Cricket Australia (CA) has a major dilemma as it starts dealing with the fallout and will need to determine its own way of sorting this sordid mess. David Warner and Quinton de Kock were involved in a verbal clash on the steps leading to the dressing room during the Durban Test. Warner was docked 75 percent of his match fee. At the press conference, Smith was asked about Mitchell Starc's brilliant reverse swing bowling in Durban and whether that was achieved through the aid of ball tampering.

It said that the maximum penalty that a code of conduct commissioner can impose is a life ban from he sport.

This is the latest incident in a fractious four-match series in which several players have already been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Clarke - who represented his country in 115 Tests since his debut against India in 2004 - expressed fears for Bancroft's future, but couldn't excuse Smith and the leadership group's actions.

He said Lehmann and the other coaching staff were not aware of the plan. "We will ensure we have all information available to make the right decisions for Australian Cricket".

"We at Rajasthan Royals will not tolerate any actions that are unfair by definition and bring disrepute to the game of cricket".

"I still think I'm the right person for the job", Smith said. "And, activities on the field yesterday, are neither within the laws of the game or the spirit of the game".

Smith vowed at the time he would not resign. "No, I won't be considering stepping down". Secondly, his attempts to change the ball simply appeared to be unsuccessful.

As this was happening Bancroft took the yellow object, which he later stated was tape he was using to collect dirt to deposit on the ball in an effort to encourage reverse swing, and hid it down his trousers.

Speaking in Melbourne Mr Sutherland said he was disappointed and shocked to hear about the incident.

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Adding to this, both Smith and Warner have also been disallowed from captaining Australia for the next two years. South Africa ended day one on 313-6 after 152 from opener Aiden Markram.

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"The Board fully supports the process for an immediate investigation into what occurred in Cape Town".

"After all, our cricketers are role models".

Cricket Australia is sending their head of integrity Iain Roy to South Africa to investigate the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport. Bancroft said: "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time". The administrator, though, added this was a "matter of serious concern for all of us".

Team India's former opener Virender Sehwag also tweeted and praised about this terrific cameraman.

"In my heart, I believe (Smith) has just made a really, really bad mistake". If Cricket Australia sack the captain, where does the leadership group sit in this? "It's disgraceful and it's not accepted by anyone".

Ball tampering is taken very seriously and results in a level two charge under ICC rules.

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Katich said he was "sick to his stomach" when he woke up to the news from South Africa on Sunday morning.

Ex-Australia batsman Jimmy Maher dubbed it a national day of shame for the country "and for the entire cricket world, really". "I will do my best to move forward and play cricket".

He said not only was it wrong for Smith to "put the idea out there" but that no one around him had spoken up.

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