Drug cheats get banned they are no diferant.

Its a discrase to the country almost as bad as the literary skilles of our youth.

Seriously if at their level they need to resort to scratching balls then there is something wrong. Boot them all and start again with the under 19 side. At least they might respect the baggy green that so many great Australians have before them. Like the chappel brother who bowls under arm. There i go again.

Penalty as follows imho
a 1 match ban for Bancroft, smith and warner. both warner and smith to step down in their roles as vice captain and capt. Lehman gone.

Following the recent statements made by Turnbull, if this leads to a reduction in the amount of sledging in the game, then it's been well worth it. I'm tired of watching grown men that supposedly are representing our country acting in such a disgusting and disrespectful manner to others. I'm honestly ashamed to be associated with them.

Pretty much how it happens in Parliament.

Sack the team and replace the muppets with a kelpie.

I see the head of Cricket Australia admitted that the ball tampering broke the rules, but refused to admit it was cheating. What a mealy-mouthed sly dog. No wonder cheating occurs when the sport is lead by someone who lacks the honesty to call it what it is.

I'm with Harrow; these guys are just bullies. And the excuse "oh, but there's so much money at stake they must win" doesn't wash it when one considers that the main players already have much more money than they need to set themselves up very well for life.

This

www.smh.com.au/national/ball-tampering-controversy-has-broken-cricket-s-rich-poetic-heart-20180325-p4z64o.html

I agree with Chris an Harro. There can be no room for bullies in our society. It breeds hate instead of tollerance. They are the best at what they do there skill set should be what they rely on. Gentlemen on and off the ground who shake hands at the end of a days play.

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log man said..
Bancroft.....1 year suspension

Steve Smith.....life ban suspended to 2 years for admitting his offence.

Warner......1 year.

Lehmann .....fired.

You got it pretty close Loggy.

The whole thing is just incredibly disappointing. I love test cricket

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AUS1111 said..

log man said..
Bancroft.....1 year suspension

Steve Smith.....life ban suspended to 2 years for admitting his offence.

Warner......1 year.

Lehmann .....fired.

You got it pretty close Loggy.

The whole thing is just incredibly disappointing. I love test cricket

thing that got me was the offhand. oh well, we got caught, but anyway, who cares, press conference. It's like Smith was admitting to putting his garbage bins out a day late. Well, maybe a year out might make him think.

Don't get your endorphins to excited.

And now it turns out to be sandpaper! I suppose they thought sticky tape didn't sound as bad. Sticky tape is everywhere you don't have to make a special trip to Bunnings to get some.

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Ian K said..
And now it turns out to be sandpaper! I suppose they thought sticky tape didn't sound as bad. Sticky tape is everywhere you don't have to make a special trip to Bunnings to get some.

Yep, even when they were fessing up, they were conspiring to lie.

Watching the players departing South Africa you would think they got busted with headphones, seriously iq of a peanut.

The price tag is the same colour as the sand paper. Coincidence? I think not.

LOL you'd think these blokes are rapists the media attention they got.
Meanwhile In Canberra Australian leaders are cheating us yet pollys point fingers at them,, smell that ,yep that's the stench of hypocrisy.

Was thinking the same Its 2018 Is that a book museums piece??Get your copy from bigw or kmart ;-) We never had the opportunity to watch this stuff as kids as allways helping out parents to maintain larger property. Weekends on property we spend building fences feeding livestock and maintenance. `Watching cricket and other sports on tv was just a luxury.Dad allways said to us kids if yo u got time to watch the **** box you got time to come out and help. Us kids grew up in an environment where sports were just some tv channel. We were lucky to even get reception. we used to spag bog with goat mice. just very disappointed Not everyone lives in the city and a lot of kids look up to players Been let down. Bit unfair to the younger Fans

This says it all.
wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/smiths-moment-of-regret-maxwell/7ed60110-7827-4823-9490-5e8f5e2e5125

Pork hunt

Alfie will be Australias new cricket coach.lm sure Justin will bring a lot of creativity & knowledge to the game.They couldn't of picked a better person for the job.

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Orange Whip said..
Pork hunt

Is he ****ing serious !

What Tosca !