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Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"
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Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Seems that way
And I certainly can’t recall any time in history KP has ever opened his mouth without thinking first
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
When's Australia's next series of any sort?
It'd be an out and out disgrace if Bancroft was banned for any longer period of time than Smith. In fact, Smith should be the one to cop a longer sentence than his stooge.
I don't think 6-month ban is required. Strip Smith permanently of the captaincy, Warner and Bancroft for the rest of the series. They're already being judged in the court of public opinion, and rightly so.
I honestly feel like this is a watershed moment, this and the series, for behaviour going forward. Or it should be.
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
A lot of us thought the same thing after Hughes, though. If anything, it got worse.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Australia can behave how they want, hopefully this tour puts an end to their hypocrisy.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Random ODIs against England in June, then a single test match and more ODI's against Zimbabwe. Don't have a proper test series against top drawer opposition until after a proposed six month ban would be lifted, which seems a little ridiculous.
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Which probably makes that length of ban more likely - it sounds a whole lot more significant than it actually is.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Would be pretty sneaky from CA, six months would look like they've doled out something major but they'd get the star men back just in time for the test matches against India.
MagicPoopShovel
U19 12th Man
I also think a 6 month ban is the most likely outcome given the schedule. Perhaps with the condition that ANY offense after that would result in an further/immediate 6 month ban.
Strip them of leadership roles without the possibility of ever getting it back.
Can CA say they are not available for the IPL? I assume so. Do that too.
Strip them of leadership roles without the possibility of ever getting it back.
Can CA say they are not available for the IPL? I assume so. Do that too.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Smith's already lost his IPL captaincy, talk on her earlier about rescinding the NOC's.
MagicPoopShovel
U19 12th Man
Yes I saw/heard he lost the captaincy. I think he should not be allowed to play at all which seems to be what you are saying. Good stuff.
Jim Maxwell's pretty emotional here
ABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell's emotional response to ball-tampering disgrace | Cricket | Sporting News
howardj
International Coach
Smith and Warner to be relieved of the captaincy and vice-captaincy and banned for the remainder of the Series.
Lehmann to be relieved of his position as coach.
That's as far as I would go.
Talk of life bans is ridiculous.
Ball-tampering is only a Level 2 offence (Level 4 being the worst) in the international rules of the game.
Lehmann to be relieved of his position as coach.
That's as far as I would go.
Talk of life bans is ridiculous.
Ball-tampering is only a Level 2 offence (Level 4 being the worst) in the international rules of the game.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Right, they should take away the permission they've granted him to play in short. Always liked Jim Maxwell on 'Stumped.'
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Per the future tours programme there's no tests in that one though, and losing Smith for white ball games is nowhere near as big of a deal (either for the team or, one imagines, the man himself).
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
I'm trying to put this into some context in my head. Is this ball tampering as bad as Warnes diuretics? He copped a year.....is this a similar level violation?
Look as much as I'm enjoying it all and do think there is a some massive karma going on, I just don't see it as being "that" bad to warrant lengthy bans. And if Bancroft, Smith and Warner do cop some serious punishment I'll be absolutely spewing if Lehman escapes unscathed.
Look as much as I'm enjoying it all and do think there is a some massive karma going on, I just don't see it as being "that" bad to warrant lengthy bans. And if Bancroft, Smith and Warner do cop some serious punishment I'll be absolutely spewing if Lehman escapes unscathed.