Shane Warne: “To hear that the Australian cricket team had been involved in premeditated cheating is something that is embarrassing”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has lashed out at Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their involvement in the ball tampering scandal, but believes that the punishments Cricket Australia handed down were too harsh.
Bob Willis: “I find that almost unbelievable and I think Lehmann is very lucky to survive”
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Former England pace bowler Bob Willis is skeptical of the fact that Australia head coach Darren Lehmann didn’t know anything about the ball tampering scandal.
Adam Voges: “I think it’s genuinely possible that the three guys that have already been mentioned are the only guys who did know about it at the time”
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Former Australia batsman Adam Voges believes that it’s “genuinely possible” head coach Darren Lehmann had no idea about the ball tampering plan.
Steve Smith (right), Cameron Bancroft and David Warner will return home from South Africa on Wednesday
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Australia captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft will leave South Africa on Wednesday for their involvement in the ball tampering scandal that stunned the cricketing community.
Sourav Ganguly: “I think the ban of just one match and 100 percent match fee [fine] is a bit soft”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that a harsher punishment should have been imposed on Australia skipper Steve Smith for his involvement in a ball tampering scandal.
Darren Lehmann: David Warner (left) will carry on as “vice-captain of the Australian cricket team”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has made it clear that David Warner will keep hold of the Test vice-captaincy.
Darren Lehmann: “It was an outstanding Test series. I’m not sure where that comes from, from Moeen, but that’s his opinion”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali recently expressed his concerns about the future of Test cricket, but does Australia head coach Darren Lehmann share the same view?
Darren Lehmann: Glenn Maxwell “will get his chance and I’m sure he will be back soon”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has confirmed that all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was dropped for the ODI series against England due to a lack of runs.
Ricky Ponting: “I’ve got a bit of a coaching bug, I love being around the game”
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Ricky Ponting has been appointed as one of the assistant coaches for the Twenty20 tri-series next month, which will see Australia, England and New Zealand go head-to-head.
Stuart Clark: “They’d have to deal with it”
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Former Australia pace bowler Stuart Clark has admitted that he is worried about the relationship between captain Steve Smith and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.
