Cape Town: The International Cricket Council might have suspended the Australia skipper Steve Smith for just one Test over the ball-tampering In the Cape Town Test; it seems that Cricket Australia (CA) may take a stronger action on it. That, as per the report in ESPNcricinfo, the Australian Board may life ban Steve Smith and Vice captain David Warner for dishonest under the Board’s code of behavior.
It has been said in the report that CA head integrity unit chief Iain Roy and team performance manager Pat Howard have started a trip to Cape Town to begin the investigation as the Australian Sports Commission has appointed Steve Smith and David Warner as captain and vice captain Had asked to dismiss. After losing Australia’s 322 runs on Sunday evening, the match ended in the remaining part of the third Test. The Smith admitted on Saturday that behind the decision to ball- tampering the team’s ‘leadership group’, later learned throughout the leadership, including Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were not involved. It has focused on Smith and Warner.
That, it is believed after his investigation, Roy will recommend the charges after which an independent commissioner will hear and decide the severity of the penalty.
