Sympathy For The Devil? Smith, Bancroft and Warner Banned: Ball Tampering Fallout
Before I start this article in earnest, I have to put in the following disclaimers; I work for (one of) Australia's biggest Cricket retailers, and am lucky enough to be called upon by Cricket NSW at times to be a net bowler at the SCG for the International teams most years and as such I have met, bowled at and conversed with Steve Smith, David Warner and briefly with Cameron Bancroft. Through these roles I have made many contacts in the game of cricket but in no way do I have an inside view of the events which have recently taken place in South Africa with the Australian Cricket team. The views expressed in this article are my own personal opinions and not those of my employers, or anyone I am affiliated or in contact with. As usual, sitting back and contemplating events as a whole leads to a much clearer view of events. On Sunday it was a piece of yellow tape, we now know it was sandpaper. On Sunday it was the leadership group in the Australian team, we now know it was Warne...