Ball-tampering scandal: Steve Smith, David Warner to mount down for rest of Test

Cricket Australia arch James Sutherland announced an review into a scandal, that has plunged Australian cricket into predicament and resulted in widespread defamation during home, including from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

David Warner and Steve Smith
David Warner and Steve Smith

Steve Smith and David Warner will mount down as captain and vice-captain for rest of Australia’s third Test compare opposite South Africa, Cricket Australia pronounced as it investigates a ball-tampering scandal. There have been flourishing calls for Smith to be sacked as captain after he certified being a designer of a intentional devise to change a condition of a round on a third day of a Test in Newlands on Saturday.

“Following discussions with Steve Smith and David Warner they have concluded to mount down as captain and vice-captain respectively for a residue of this Test match,” CA arch James Sutherland pronounced in a statement. Sutherland pronounced Tim Paine would step in as behaving captain for a residue of a Test.

“This Test compare needs to proceed, and in a halt we will continue to examine this matter with a coercion that it demands,” he added. “Both Steve and David will take to a margin currently underneath Tim’s captaincy.”

Sutherland progressing Sunday announced an review into a scandal, that has plunged Australian cricket into predicament and resulted in widespread defamation during home, including from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

CA’s control of firmness Iain Roy and control of group opening Pat Howard were drifting to South Africa to control a investigation. “All Australians, like us, wish answers and we will keep we updated on a findings, as a matter of priority,” a CA control added.

Television footage had showed Smith’s teammate Cameron Bancroft, 25, holding a yellow intent out of his slot while fielding in a post-lunch event and appearing to massage it on a ball. He was after charged with attempting to change a condition of a ball.

Smith, 28, has progressing pronounced he would not quit as he felt he was still “the right chairman for a job”.


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