Ball-Tampering Scandal: Cricket Australia First Warned About Steve Smith and David Warner in 2016: Report
Cricket Australia First Warned About Steve Smith and David Warner in 2016: Report A match referee warned of disgraced Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner "being involved in a ball-tampering incident" in the domestic Sheffield Shield in 2016, a media report said Friday.
The report came after Smith and Warner were stripped of the captaincy and vice-captaincy and banned for one year from the sport after being caught in the condition of the ball during the third test against South Africa on Saturday.
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Daryl Harper said the pair were not engaging in fair play while representing New South Wales in a match against Victoria in November 2016, according to an email he sent Cricket Australia's match referee and the Umpire selection manager Simon Taufel, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
"When David Warner repeatedly bounced his return in to (NSW wicketkeeper) Peter Nevill on the first day, the Umpire appeals to Smith to support their calls for fair play," the former Australian Test cricketer reportedly posted in the email.
"We were not encouraged by his response." I assisted the umpires on the second morning by suggesting to (NSW coach) Trent Johnston that CA did not need an issue with the national captain being involved in a ball-tampering incident. "
Harper, who is Australian, said Smith had complained about the state of the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch after his team lost, and also "gave the impression that he was not happy to be the Sheffield Shield match".
"This was the same time that the South African captain (Faf du Plessis) was under scrutiny (for ball tampering) and before he had been charged," Harper added.
"As it transpired, there was no further error from the team." Steve's participation in the post-match meeting was quite lump, and not as I expected from national captain. "
Cricket Australia has announced a review in team culture in the wake of the South Africa ball-tampering scandal.
Smith and Bancroft held emotional press conferences in Australia Thursday after returning from South Africa, while coach Darren Lehmann said he would quit after the fourth and final Test which starts Friday, despite being cleared of any involvement in the affair.
David Warner is due to address in the Sydney on Saturday.
Cricket Australia First Warned About Steve Smith and David Warner in 2016: Report A match referee warned of disgraced Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner "being involved in a ball-tampering incident" in the domestic Sheffield Shield in 2016, a media report said Friday.
The report came after Smith and Warner were stripped of the captaincy and vice-captaincy and banned for one year from the sport after being caught in the condition of the ball during the third test against South Africa on Saturday.
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Daryl Harper said the pair were not engaging in fair play while representing New South Wales in a match against Victoria in November 2016, according to an email he sent Cricket Australia's match referee and the Umpire selection manager Simon Taufel, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
"When David Warner repeatedly bounced his return in to (NSW wicketkeeper) Peter Nevill on the first day, the Umpire appeals to Smith to support their calls for fair play," the former Australian Test cricketer reportedly posted in the email.
"We were not encouraged by his response." I assisted the umpires on the second morning by suggesting to (NSW coach) Trent Johnston that CA did not need an issue with the national captain being involved in a ball-tampering incident. "
Harper, who is Australian, said Smith had complained about the state of the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch after his team lost, and also "gave the impression that he was not happy to be the Sheffield Shield match".
"This was the same time that the South African captain (Faf du Plessis) was under scrutiny (for ball tampering) and before he had been charged," Harper added.
"As it transpired, there was no further error from the team." Steve's participation in the post-match meeting was quite lump, and not as I expected from national captain. "
Cricket Australia has announced a review in team culture in the wake of the South Africa ball-tampering scandal.
Smith and Bancroft held emotional press conferences in Australia Thursday after returning from South Africa, while coach Darren Lehmann said he would quit after the fourth and final Test which starts Friday, despite being cleared of any involvement in the affair.
David Warner is due to address in the Sydney on Saturday.
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