Warner to address media on Saturday over ball-tampering
"In the back of my mind, I suppose there is a tiny ray of hope that I may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again".
Both Smith and vice-captain David Warner were banned for 12 months and Cameron Bancroft for nine months for ball-tampering during the third Test in Cape Town.Lehmann, who had earlier warned about the players' mental state, said he was convinced him to step down by the emotional apologies of Bancroft and Smith, which also drew messages of support.
David Warner, who has been identified as the instigator of a ball-tampering scandal that rocked the cricket world, will hold a media conference to discuss the issue on Saturday, Cricket Australia (CA) has said.
While the left-handed batsman took responsibility and apologised for his role, he dodged multiple questions over who was involved or whether he was the orchestrator.
"It's tough for me to talk about where my thought space was on that day, given the circumstances of what happened in Durban", he said.
Warner, who has played 74 Test since his debut in 2011, said he would be seeking ways to make character changes. "In striving to do so, I've made a decision which has had the opposite effect and it's one that I'll regret for as long as I live", he said.
Warner's wife, Candice, sobbed as she watched her husband struggle with his emotions during the press conference.
Warner also cast doubts over his future in the game, when non-committal in answering a question on whether he was considering retirement. "I played my part in that but, as I said, it's going to take a long time to earn that respect back from the Australian public". Admitting he and nobody else was responsible for his actions, he added that he fully supported the Cricket Australia review into team culture.
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With Smith apparently already on the road to redemption after his news conference, and Bancroft cast as the junior player led astray by his vice-captain, Warner was asked if he had been made a scapegoat for the affair.
"Firstly that I'm deeply sorry. Takes a lot guts to do what they did today".
It comes after player Cameron Bancroft was caught last Saturday in South Africa attempting to alter the condition of the cricket ball by rubbing one side of it with sandpaper he had hidden in his pants. "As a team we know we've let so many people down and for that, we are truly sorry".
"The fact that he had also shown him how to do so by using sandpaper to scuff one side of the ball suggests to me that this was not the first time he had done it".
"To South Africa, the players, administrators and fans, I apologise unreservedly for my part in this, and I am sorry". Your love means more than anything to me, I know I would not be anything without you.
First of all I'd like to thank you all for coming this morning.
"To South African players, administration and fans, I apologise unreservedly for my part in this and I am sorry". I brought the game into disrepute on your soil.
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