1 test ban is about right. Don't get the overreaction at all.

ICC is unfair and not only in the above mentioned case of ball tampering.

Every other player caught ball tampering has been given 1-3 game ban. The whole Smith situation is getting out of hand. They used some tape ffs hardly taking a chisel to the cricket ball was it.

Situation is only as bad as it is because everyone hates the Aussies for being bullies.

The talk of a life ban from Cricket is absolutely absurd imo.

Different criteria for bowling action of Pakistani bowlers and another criteria for other international players.

Zahra are you defending the fact that the match riders got harsher punishment than what smith got or are you saying smith got less punishment than the match fixers?

Fixing is incomparable to anything else. You can’t compare the fact that a player sold out to bookies for some cash to try and lose a match for your team to someone planning to cheat by tampering the ball to win the match. There is no financial interest here.

This is like what shahid afridi did or what others in past have done. Whether in the heat of the moment or whether you have planned well in advance it falls in the same cheating bracket to me.

I don’t think the ICC is fair to all countries and I also don’t think it does enough to eradicate tampering, cheating etc. Everything is always rather vague and this leads to different countries getting different consequences for very similar offences.

However, this is getting a bit ridiculous. Complete overreaction. Maybe a slightly longer ban would be more appropriate, but to say they should be banned for 5 years is taking it way too far.

its how you weigh things up

taking money to effect 1 ball in a test match=5year ban

changing the condition of a ball to effect a whole test match=1game ban

1 game ban to me is way to lenient, what makes it worse is they said they planned it before hand so the heat of the moment excuse goes out the window as well

Some breaking news: David Warner seems to have a serious meltdown and his own teammates wants him out of the team hotel..

This crazy saga don’t seem to end soon. For sure now, Warner’s career hangs in a rough spot and he may have played his last game for Australia?

Warner is an emotional bully.Am sure hes 100% the reason the aussies started ball tampering and now hes not sticking with his team mates. Probably scared he wont get paid or something.

Fact I wouldn’t trust everything that is going on Imin the media. Some of the stories come out from the media is just utter rubbish and most of them at taking an opportunity to increase their revenue streams

I think the media have made it into something bigger than it is.

Yes it's ball tampering...but its been going on for years..it's not a secret

The fact it goes on is neither here nor there, so do many things that shouldn't. No it's not a secret, but they all try to keep it secret. Should win bonuses apply if cheating is proved?

Ridiculous to fly over the ethics committee to see that disgraceful sham unfold
Treating the public like imbeciles
No way in this world that any test class bowler wouldn’t know when a ball is being tampered with,especially on a green top where a ball just wouldn’t be reversing after 20 odd overs
Lehman must have instructed the 12th man onto the field to take the offending sandpaper from Bankroft,the other 2 were already on the field

The impotent ICC will let them get away with this when an independent inquiry should have been called immediately rather than allow the Aussies to cover up the extent of what went on

The ICC are just incompetent, it has nothing to do with them "favoring players from certain countries", despite the huge chip on the OP`s shoulder.

comment by virudagreat- beating India in india is ..... (U8738)
posted 10 hours, 35 minutes ago
This is like what shahid afridi did or what others in past have done. Whether in the heat of the moment or whether you have planned well in advance it falls in the same cheating bracket to me.
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Don’t forget Sachin too

comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 27 minutes ago
The ICC are just incompetent, it has nothing to do with them "favoring players from certain countries", despite the huge chip on the OP`s shoulder.
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Thanks Billy for your comment. Just to let you know that folks can have difference of opinions and we should be respectful towards each other. I won’t delete your comment unlike you did in your article. No more time for childish games and it’s time to move on pal👍

comment by (Kash) I'm the Mané, I'm the Mané - Justice4Gaza (U1108)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by virudagreat- beating India in india is ..... (U8738)
posted 10 hours, 35 minutes ago
This is like what shahid afridi did or what others in past have done. Whether in the heat of the moment or whether you have planned well in advance it falls in the same cheating bracket to me.
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Don’t forget Sachin too
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Kashy,

Huge difference between Sachin’s case and Afridi one. We also don’t know for sure that Sachin really did anything wrong but Lala was 💯 guilty!

Three times South Africans have been caught ball tampering for a grand total of 0 match bans.

I think CA have done well. I expect that almost all other cricketing nations would have played Warner and Bancroft in the next match.

Duncan,

You may be right but I would add India too. I’m sure they will also ban players for serious time just like they did in IPL to players like Sreesanth. He won’t ever play for India nor any IPL team..

They will all play for Australia again I would think. If an Australia was caught match fixing he would never play even domestic cricket in Australia again.

I agree mate..

Looks like the Media and all are pinning this all on Warner. He literally is public enemy no1 and imo is the easiest target and player to get rid of.

No way in hell will they ban Smith from playing for Aus again. Warner is collateral damage.

Ball Tampering imo is going way overboard, like others have said SA players have been caught 3 times ball tampering. Trescothick was Englands main ball shiner using mints proven to alter the condition of the ball.

Only reason why it's blown up is due to that fool Bancroft panicking and showing the tape lol downs his pants.

It was sticky tape FFS hardly taking a chisel to the ball.

Now Warner steps down as Sunriser’s Hyderabad captain in IPL. Smith already resigned as captain for Rajasthan Royals.

Too many things going on so fast all over the world that it seems unbelievable. I do feel little bad that these folks may be paying to much high price for one mistake. I want justice but not over the top punishment. I also think that there is no need for Australian government to get involved in such matters. Let CA handle it and in the meantime ICC should take strong measures; so in future players will think at least twice to do any cheating or not!