Mozart
In a way you are correct - but the story does not end as a storm in a teacup as is evidenced by the following three newspaper reports:-
Australian Newspapers
"Australia's cricketers have heaped disgrace and humiliation on the country, the local press said on Monday in blasting the "rotten" team culture under the current leadership.
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The hard-hitting commentary follows captain Steve Smith admitting he cheated by hatching a plot to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday.
Cricket is considered the national sport in Australia and the stunning developments have not gone down well.
"Smith's Shame," screamed The Australian broadsheet on its front page, in remarks echoed by other media.
"The cheating has hurt Australian cricket from helmet to boot," it said in a commentary calling for Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland to stand down.
"In charge of the game for nearly two decades, Sutherland has done little to change the rotten culture of the sport at its most senior level."
It added that the scandal had dumped "disgrace and humiliation" on the nation.
In the same theme, the newspaper's cricket writer Peter Lalor asked: "Where were the adults in the room?
"The answer to the question is, sadly, that these are the adults. Or the nearest thing to them that the game can summon."
Television footage showed Smith's team-mate Cameron Bancroft taking a yellow object out of his pocket while fielding in the post-lunch session on Saturday and appearing to rub it on the ball.
He was punished by the ICC with three demerit points and fined 75 percent of his match fee, while Smith was fined all his match fee and banned for a match.
Cricket Australia is conducting its own investigation into what happened, as calls mount for heads to roll.
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Sydney Daily Telegraph sports writer Robert Craddock said Smith's decision was not a moment of madness.
"It was the culmination of a grubby win-at-all-costs culture finally crossing from self-righteous rule-bending into a world of shameless, bald-faced cheating," he wrote.
"Steve Smith's reputation - and that of his team - will never recover from this episode."
The Sydney Morning Herald was equally scathing, saying Australia's cricket leadership had "lost the plot" and there will be a heavy price to pay.
"As this disreputable tour descended from the gutter into the sewer, the mythical line the Australians use as the yardstick for their behaviour has not only become blurred but disappeared altogether," it said.
"This has been a truly awful few weeks for Australian cricket whose reputation has hit a new low. Rehabilitation will be long and slow."
News24 - Was Smith lying
"Despite the great lengths Australian skipper Steve Smith has gone to in an attempt to convince all and sundry that the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the third Test against the Proteas at Newlands was the first time under his captaincy that cheating has taken place, shocking new evidence has emerged suggesting Smith may be lying, or at best, blissfully unaware.
READ: Ball tampering: Bancroft explains how he got involved
According to the Wide World of Sports website, Cricket Australia (CA) was in damage control on Monday as the fallout continued from the Test in Cape Town - which was won by 322 runs by the Proteas - with Smith and opener Cameron Bancroft admitting they had deliberately cheated to gain an edge.
Television footage during Saturday's Day 3 clearly showed Bancroft take an object out of his pocket during the post-lunch session and rub it on the ball.
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Smith is reportedly on his way home to Australia after being banned by the ICC for the final Test at the Wanderers starting on Friday, March 30, but Bancroft is free to play, pending a Cricket Australia inquiry after being fined and handed three demerit points - one point short of a suspension.
But this appears not to be the first time Bancroft has been involved in a possible cheating scandal after footage emerged of him allegedly putting spoonfuls of sugar in his pocket during the recently concluded Ashes series.
While it's not illegal to put sugar in one's trouser pocket, fans will no doubt make up their own minds as to why anyone would feel the need to do so, mindful of course that current Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis was found guilty by the ICC of ball tampering against Australia in 2016 after rubbing a sugary lolly on the ball in Hobart.
Smith was the skipper in the Ashes series in late 2017/early 2018, which Australia won 4-0."
News24 - Series a Soap Opera "As Australian cricket continues to seek answers following a ball tampering saga that has plagued their national team's tour of South Africa, the Proteas go into the final Test in Johannesburg 2-1 up in the series.
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A 322-run win in Cape Town was South Africa's biggest win, in terms of runs, over Australia since re-admission.
This Test, however, will be remembered as the one that saw Australian captain Steve Smith admit to coming up with an intricate plan to tamper with the ball.
Smith has since been banned for a Test and was stood down as captain for the remainder of the third Test at Newlands, but things could get significantly worse for him in the coming days.
Cricket Australia are conducting their own investigation into the matter, and it doesn't look good for Smith with the outcry from back home coming from former cricketers to the Prime Minister.
Certainly the biggest scandal to have rocked the series so far, the ball tampering at Newlands was hardly the first.
David Warner's tunnel altercation with Quinton de Kock in Durban spiralled out of control, Kagiso Rabada's shoulder bump in PE did the same and then, in Cape Town, Australian coach Darren Lehmann labelled South African fans "disgraceful" after their alleged abuse of Australia's players.
Throughout the whole series, in fact, there have been little side stories that have had little to do with cricket dominating headlines.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis simply can't believe the nature of the series so far.
"It has been bizarre, crazy, ridiculous," he said after his side's win in Cape Town.
"We joke about it, but it’s literally like a soap opera.
"There is something happening every day and it is a shame because this has been an incredible series. Apart from probably today, it’s been a very evenly matched series and it’s been amazing to watch.
"There are far too many things happening away from the game that have taken the shine off."
Du Plessis said he was pleased with how his side had stood up against the off-field controversy in the series so far.
"I feel that we as a team have been very calm under pressure," he said.
"There have been times in the matches where we have handled it really well and got through some difficult times.
"Today (Sunday) the pressure was getting to them."
The fourth and final Test of the series will start at the Wanderers on March 30."
One has to wait and see what is the final fall-out from the soap opera is - but I think the Aussies will take their revenge on their own players. And the English will add to that aspect after their Ashes defeat.
Also Smith may be out of the IPL which will cost him over $1 million over the next two months - a huge financial loss that will hurt him badly. Was it really worthwhile to turn the series into a soap opera??????