As he strove to be taken seriously on social etiquette, it paid to recall how this was the same Lehmann who, in 2013, had said to a couple of local radio jocks about Stuart Broad: "I hope the Australian public give it to him for the whole summer. I hope he cries and goes home."
And it was the same Lehmann who, when given out against Sri Lanka in 2003, yelled "black c----", drawing a five-match ban for racism, with officials later admitting they had considered throwing him out of the sport for life. But now Lehmann, whose thuggish excesses have long been masked by his coaching success, has gone very quiet.
At the infamous mea culpa by Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith, where the captain disclosed how the ball-tampering had been the brainchild of the "leadership group", he was nowhere to be seen.
I don't often agree with Craig W but on this one he is right, ban all those involved in it for life and show the world that Australia does not tolerate cheats even their own. If money is all they can think about it is no longer a sport and if they want money then they should go out and get a proper job, as brickies labourer or something.It's by no means definite that there will even be a Fourth Test.They were nasty to us so we cheated?
Hopefully this will be the time that the Cricket Australia hierarchy recognise that they finally need to show a little backbone and support their players better, because they always end up with bigger problems every time they refuse. This incident would never have occurred if they had withdrawn the team after the first two matches were hosted in a manner entirely outside the spirit of the game.
Media reports from South Africa suggest that they started to follow the handling of the ball after suspicions in the first two tests. If true, that suggests something far different to an isolated incident.
Ban them all for life. Show a bit of backbone and restore some dignity to a game that is meant to be a hallmark of good conduct and sportsmanship.
Craig W
Get rid of the whole team and send over the Queensland Bulls after their shield final win.
https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/03/28/02/11/cricket-australia-ceo-sutherland-media-steve-smith-david-warner-darren-lehmann-cheating
IMHO, Renshaw in for Warner, Handscomb in for Smith, victim Bancroft should still play.Bancroft is not a victim. He is guilty of ball tampering which he knew to be illegal. In Common Law, and the Laws of Cricket, you are responsible for your own actions.
How this doesn't go through the entire team is beyond me. The bowlers would have to have known the ball was in a different state. As a bowler, you are constantly looking at the ball.The ball was not actually in a different state, the umpires inspected it and decided that it was not altered. This is why there was no five run penalty and offer of replacement balls to the batsmen, that doesn't apply when the offence is only attempted ball tampering.
Just a different perspective, in terms of mind games and sledging. Game set and match, South Africa.Completely. They have always been way ahead of Australia in that area, CSA is run by Afrikaaners who are the most ruthlessly calculated misanthropes you will ever meet.
The net effect of this is that these are the heaviest penalties ever handed down to cricketers from any nation. Not the longest suspensions (Salman Butt has the longest non-life ban) but the total effect of the suspension plus financial losses easily surpasses any other player.
You obviously think this is an isolated event. I think it's been going on all series actually, my opinion. When the ball is reverse swinging in the 30th over on a green pitch, come on, you have to be asking questions. I still maintain the whole team has to go, fresh faces and rebuild. Lets see how good Starc and Hazlewood bowl now going forward.How this doesn't go through the entire team is beyond me. The bowlers would have to have known the ball was in a different state. As a bowler, you are constantly looking at the ball.The ball was not actually in a different state, the umpires inspected it and decided that it was not altered. This is why there was no five run penalty and offer of replacement balls to the batsmen, that doesn't apply when the offence is only attempted ball tampering.
The big problem is not the actual attempted act, but the intent.
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