Steve Smith and David Warner have both been banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia (CA) for their roles in the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa, according to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) report on Wednesday.
Cameron Bancroft, who was caught on camera scuffing up the ball during the Cape Town test against South Africa, has also been reportedly slapped with a nine-month suspension
Axed captain Smith, vice-captin Warner, and batsman Bancroft have all been sent home from South Africa for their role in a scandal that has rocked Australian cricket, reports Reuters.
“I understand that Steve Smith and David Warner are getting a 12-month ban from the game in Australia,” ABC’s chief cricket commentator Jim Maxwell was quoted as saying in the report.
“I don’t know how that affects them elsewhere in the world, but I understand that is the nature of the penalty, the sanction as they like to call it.”
CA chief James Sutherland is expected to officially announce “significant sanctions” for the trio at a news conference in Johannesburg later on Wednesday.