Australia’s opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has admitted he tampered with the ball during the third Test against South Africa, and captain Steve Smith says he knew of the plan in advance.
TV footage s🐭howed Bancroft take what he said wa🤡s a yellow tape out of his trouser pocket before rubbing the ball.
The 25-year-old said after the play he had been charged with attempting to cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhange the condition of the ball.
Smith said the team’s “leadership group” had spoken about it and “thought it was a way to get an advantage”.
How the incident unfolded ?
When the ball was thrown to Bancroft, TV footage showed the fiel🌄der take an object out of his pocket before rubbing the ball, then putting something back in his pocket.
After footage of the incident was broadcast, a me♌ssage appeared to be sent out to him on the field. He ♑put the tape down the front of his trousers before being spoken to by on-field umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth.
At 🌠that point he turned out his pockets, revealing only a black cloth.
The 𒈔umpires did not change the ball, and images of the incident on the big screen resulted in some booing from sౠpectators.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the ‘cheating’ incident:
Please raise your voice for banning Smith and Warner in playing IPL, they cannot represent any Indian tea𒀰ms for sake of spirit
— Nilesh Asawa (@AsawaNilesh)
1. Plot a murder, 2. Carry out 💦murder, 3. Say sorry 😃😄♐😄 Pardoned.
— Abhay Asai (@AbhayAsai)
They sledge, intimidate, speak thrash, break the rules & do all sorts of bullcrap, & now this. New low in Cricket. Smith and his gang of thugs should be ba♏nned! They never play fair. A sore bunch of losers!
— Varun N Rao (@raovarunn)
Nice touch with that Yellow tape
— Pankaj Kakkar (@kakkarp)
When and his team mates sit together and devise a plan to chea🃏t, then it is no longer a case of ball tampering, it becomes a case of match fixing. 1 match ban for match fixing is unacceptable.
— Venky🇮🇳 (@venky_r_s)
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The thing about these is that they would never have thought themselves lacking in integrity if they had not been caught. They would've crowed about their excellence. Now it's all crocodile tears and snot
— Truxta (@Truxta)
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for one match ban and 75% match fee will not even bother them who has done such cheap thing in the so called gentlemen's game. Do some serious damage to their carrier.
— Ashish (@ashish_ashishh)
The Godfather Down Under:
The captain and 'leadership group' hatch a plan.
They pick a 'hitman' for the 'job'.
Get Busted.
Omerta kicks in.
Will plot, cheat and lie, but wont talk.💯 So honorable.— Kasturi (@KasthuriShankar)
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The punishment has given to Australian cricket team is not enough..Cricket is a gentlemen's game and we fans should make sure that it remains one…So 😡
— Titas Ganguly (@titas_ganguly)
Harbhajan Singh expresses his displeasure over ICC's action against Cameron Bancroft in the ball-tampering incident.
— News18 (@CNNnews18)
So that’s how they won The Ashes!
— Geoff Cameraman (@n55ffc)
Looks like the Ashes result from this wi🦩nter should be rendered null and void surely Smith Lehmann have to be banned
— Russell Dutton 🇺🇦 (@RussellDutton)
This “confession” & “regret” is so qualified with them saying it didn’t change t💮he condition of the ball and the umpires didn’t find a𒀰nything wrong with it. Trying to get away with it “technically”
— Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 (@YusufDFI)
Its a shame trying to win matches in this way. Its wilful act. Steve Smith can be banned for life on accoun𒆙t of "brain fade" 🎀and this latest incident. He is not fit enough to be a captain. He shd be removed as captain from IPL team
— Ravisankar (@Raviprs53)
