‘It’s in the past’: Du Plessis makes ball-tampering sledge promise

SOUTH African captain Faf du Plessis says his team won’t sledge Australia about ball-tampering during the Proteas’ ODI tour, and he hopes his players get booed by hostile crowds. Du Plessis insists there’s no bad blood between the two sides despite Australian cricket plunging to its lowest depths during last year’s doomed Test tour of […]

Steve Smith breaks down in tears as he apologises for Australia ball-tampering scandal

Smith burst into tears when reading a statement to take the wrap for the incident which has seen him hit with a year’s ban from cricket and stripped of the Australia captaincy. Smith admitted it was a failure of leadership but vowed to recover and regain the nation’s respect after Cameron Bancroft was spotted tampering […]

2 of the biggest stars in world cricket have been banned from elite cricket for a year because of a massive ball-tampering scandal

Getty Images Two of the biggest stars in world cricket have been banned for a year because of a massive ball-tampering scandal. Australia’s captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner now face a year on the sidelines. Australian cricket captain Steve Smith and vice-captain Dave Warner have both been banned from playing elite cricket for […]

Steve Smith: Australia captain and Cameron Bancroft handed punishment over ball-tampering

Smith, along with Cameron Bancroft, publicly admitted to trying to change the condition of the ball in order to gain an unfair advantage during the third day’s play in the Cape Town Test against South Africa. A statement from the ICC read: ICC Chief Executive David Richardson laid the charge against Smith under to Article […]