Final decision on ball tampering issue

The following from News24:-

"Australian skipper Steve Smith and opener David Warner have been banned for 12 months for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the third Test against the Proteas at Newlands last weekend.

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Warner's fellow opener, Cameron Bancroft, has been banned for nine months for his role in attempting to alter the state of the ball in the Proteas' second innings.

All three players will have the right to challenge their verdicts and also the duration of their penalties via a CA code of behaviour hearing with an independent commissioner.

In addition, both Smith and Warner have been barred from captaining Australia for a period of two years.

The Proteas went on to win the Test by 322-runs and take a 2-1 series lead into the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers starting on Friday, March 30.

The bans would still enable all three guilty parties to play in next year's Cricket World Cup in England which starts on May 30.

Wicketkeeper Tim Paine will take over as captain at the Wanderers.

Mike, are you sure the banning will be imposed by the IPL too? Remember, this is a CA sanction, the ICC banned Smith for only 1 match. They might even be able to go play some county cricket in England , not?

Draad

The IPL teams would be mad to take on board two players from Outside of India who have  been banned by their home structure from playing cricket in their home country,

The IPL had past problems as well.   Two years ago 2 of the 8 teams was prohibited from taking part in the competition and the teams are very careful to keep to the straight and the narrow.  There are massive amounts of money involved and any banned team would lose tens of millions.       

The opposing teams have a number of SA players on their pay-roll and those teams would scream blue murder if Smith and Warner remains in their present teams.

Both Smith and Warner were captains of their respective teams and t hey were effectively fired as captains before the full investigation was completed.   A year ban would be another issue and there was not a single case where an IPL team has contracted a player bnned from playing in his home country.    

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Draad - the IPL has just announced that Smith and Warner have been banned  fom participation in this years IPL season.

I heard, thanks Mike. I wonder what the contractual position would be. The ICC is the governing body of cricket. Now questions must be asked. If both the IPL and CA deemed the offence to be worthy of a year ban, why does the ICC think a mere fine and a one match ban is sufficient?

Draad

See what I wrote about the financial losses Smith and Warner will suffer from their crooking.   They must be crying all the way to he bank.