Troubles seem to die down for the Australian team who has been in the news for wrong reasons. By now, we all know that Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith were found guilty of ball-tampering on the Day 3 of the test match between Australia and South Africa. Now a while ago, a reporter from Australia posted a shocking video where Cameron Bancroft was seen putting sugar in his pocket during the Ashes in January.
Check out the video of the right-hander putting sugar in his pocket.
Here’s Cameron Bancroft appearing to put sugar in his pocket against England in January... pic.twitter.com/ju6W47PECc
— David Coverdale (@dpcoverdale) March 24, 2018
Following ball-tampering scandal during the third day's play of South Africa vs Australia, Steve Smith has been handed a one-match suspension and fined 100 percent of his match fee by ICC. ICC Chief Executive David Richardson laid the charge against Smith under to Article 2.2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which prohibits to 'all types of conduct of a serious nature that is contrary to the spirit of the game’. Apart from Smith, Australia opener Cameron Bancroft has been fined 75 percent of his match fee and handed three demerit points for breaching Level 2 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Smith accepted the charge and the proposed sanction of two suspension points which equates to a ban for the next Test match and which will see four demerit points added to his record.
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