and cameron bancroft avenue david warner and cameron bancroft ave nu e left david warner and cameron bancroft avenue left with glenn maxwell, joe burns and matthew renshaw caught up. in the eye of a cricketing storm. david, you banned? australia's players arriving here in johannesburg this morning, their preparations for the final test against south africa totally overshadowed by the ball tampering scandal that has shocked the sport. did you cheat during the ashes? done it before? are you going to resign? the most powerful man in australian cricket also in town to get a bid —— to get a grip on the crisis. cricket also in town to get a bid —— to get a grip on the crisisli cricket also in town to get a bid —— to get a grip on the crisis. i want to get a grip on the crisis. i want to apologise to all australians that these events have taken place, particularly to all the kids who love cricket and idolise the players. an investigation has found the plot was compliant to three players. cameron bancroft, steve smith and david warner. all will be sent home in disgrace tomorrow.

australian batsman cameron bancroft have admitted trying to change the condition of the ball during the test match with south africa in cape town. 0ur correspondent phil mercer sent this report from sydney. the reputation of australian cricket is in tatters. a nation that prides itself on aggressive yet fair play 110w itself on aggressive yet fair play now stands accused of cheating. batsman cameron bancroft was caught red—handed tampering with the ball during the third test against south africa in cape town. sat alongside his skipper, steve smith, he later admitted his guilt. we had a discussion during the break. myself, i saw discussion during the break. myself, isaw an discussion during the break. myself, i saw an opportunity to potentially use some take, get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket, and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. there was contrition to from the captain who says he will not step down. i'm not proud of what has happened. it is not within the spirit of the game. my not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity, the

africa. the player is this man, cameron bancroft. he was seen on tv coverage appearing to tamper with the ball — something which is strictly forbidden in cricket, where the condition of the ball can be key to how the game is played. he used an object which he took from his pocket — and then apparently hid in his clothing — to rub against the ball‘s leather surface. here he is speaking after the end of the day's play explaining what he did. look, we had a discussion during the break, and, on myself, isaw look, we had a discussion during the break, and, on myself, i saw an opportunity to potentially use tape, get some, you know, granules from the rough patches on the wicket, and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. it didn't work. the umpires are easily did not change the ball. but i guess once i was sighted on the screens having done that, that obviously resulted in me shoving it down my trousers. the man sitting alongside cameron bancroft there was the australian captain, steve smith. he admitted that he was aware of the plan to interfere with the ball — as were

. batsman cameron bancroft has admitted he interfered with the ball during the third test against south africa. from sydney, phil mercer reports? play has resumed in cape town with australia fighting to avoid defeat in the third test but off the field some of its players are battling to save their careers. they have been caught cheating and back home the nation is reeling with shock and embarrassment. just how cameron bancroft thought he could get away with tampering with the ball, using sticky tape and dirt, in front of dozens of tv cameras, is unclear. i saw an opportunity to potentially use some tape, get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket, and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. his captain, steve smith, who was part of the conspiracy, has agreed to stand down for the remainder of the match along with his deputy david warner. i'm not proud of what's happened. you know, it's not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity... both men will continue to play under an interim skipper. there is, though, mounting pressure for smith to qui

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steve smith's emotional press conference, cameron bancroft held his own media gathering where the landed at perth. this is what he said. i love the game of cricket, playing for my nation and my estate, there is no greater pride for me. i am extremely is appointed and regret my actions. i am sorry to do those people who have looked up to me around the world, especially the kids, i knowl around the world, especially the kids, i know i am a row model and i have no doubt i have let people down, i understand the disappointment in the broader community. words don't mean much in these circumstances so i will focus on my actions and conduct going forward. it isjust over 5000 miles from perth, over tojohannesburg where the australian team are preparing for the fourth test and just after smith and bancroft had spoken it was the term of the south african captain faf du plessis to give his thoughts. he had more sympathy for his former opposite number steve smith. it has been a crazy week. i do feel sorry for steve, i have compassion towards what he's going through. he is one of the good guys, he has

scandal deepens. smith and the australian batsman cameron bancroft both admitted trying to change the condition of the ball during the game in cape town yesterday. smith told a news conference that the team's leadership group had spoken about the tampering plan. holly hamilton is at the bbc sport centre. sensational developments this morning. just bring us right up to date with what is happening in the australia camp was yellow good morning. this really is a shocking story, isn't it? the whole world of bee? story, isn't it? the whole world of 522" this story, isn't it? the whole world of many ee", this story, isn't it? the whole world of many genie this story, isn't it? the whole world of many sang in - this story, isn't it? the whole world of many genie in this te; 7 %fi, 3 %fi, fi sometimes by edging eut the sides of and sometimes by edging out the sides of and in this instance by ruffling it, and in this instance by ruffling besides, it was picked up by television cameras yesterday. —— roughing up the sides. bancroft was seen using sticky tape to rub dirt into the ball and t

twist it was revealed thatjunior batsman cameron bancroft was instructed to use sandpaper to rough up one side of the ball during the cape town test — not sticky tape, as initially claimed. he gets a nine—month ban. australia were meant to be training here at the wanderers today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa on friday, but their session has been cancelled. their preparations in disarray. tonight, coach darren lehmann spoke publicly for the first time since being cleared to continue in his role. these are young men, and i hope people will give them a second chance. their health and well—being is extremely important to us. but even if an outraged australian public managed to forgive, it's unlikely the players‘ moment of madness will be forgotten. dan roan, bbc news, johannesburg. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty wark. the barrister for one of the victims in the black cab rapist case talks to us about the high court decision to keep him injail. and should american authors be barred from the booker prize? opposite views from two awar

his bowler cameron bancroft was charged with ball tampering. cameron ba ncroft charged with ball tampering. cameron bancroft was caught on camera using a piece of sticky tape to work on the ball. he then headed inside his trousers before being questioned by the on field umpires. both cameron ba ncroft the on field umpires. both cameron bancroft and the on field umpires. both cameron ba ncroft a nd steve the on field umpires. both cameron bancroft and steve smith apologised later. steve smith said despite the prior knowledge, he would not be stepping down as captain. i'm not proud of what has happened. you know, it is not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity, you know, we spoke about it, and thought it was a possible way to get an advantage. 0bviously, it didn't work. the umpires didn't see it — change the way the ball was behaving, or how it looked or anything like that. so poor choice, and yes, we are deeply regrettable — reg retta ble, and yes, we are deeply regrettable — regrettable, i guess, about our actions. and can bridge of one the men's

. smith and the australian batsman, cameron bancroft, both admitted trying to change the condition of the ball during the game in cape town yesterday. smith told a news conference that the team's "leadership group" had spoken about the tampering plan. there was a chorus of booing from spectators as the side return to the pitch in cape town in the last few hours. holly hamilton is at the bbc sport centre. this is developing into one of the great sports scandals of recent times. really is truly shocking and embarrassing for cricket australia, the idea that the leadership as they say were hatching this plan with the senior players to cheat south africa by tampering the ball in that third test. ball tampering, to be fair, is not new in cricket, players have tried to manipulate the ball to make it move in unusual ways, to confuse the batters, but on this occasion, the batters, but on this occasion, the incident isjust the batters, but on this occasion, the incident is just so blatant, the batters, but on this occasion, the incident isjust so blatant, the premeditation involved, and the fac

cape town on saturday. steve smith and cameron bancroft have been banned from captaining australia for two years whilst david warner has been told he would be considered for any team leadership positions in the future. we are in johannesburg ahead of the fourth test and says there are still questions to be answered. there will bea questions to be answered. there will be a degree of debate whether the head coach should still be in his job, he will address the media later on today. some believe he should carry responsibility for the culture in this team. some people believe it is unrealistic or lee—smith and warner were aware of what cameron ba ncroft warner were aware of what cameron bancroft was up to. by acting quickly and by being relatively tough with these players, they can now move on. today's suspensions we re now move on. today's suspensions were handed down by cricket australia, a one—game ban was the sanction from cricket's ‘s world governing body the icc. with pakistan's players given far longer suspension terms, this man believes reform is needed. they were given by ic

former skipper, and cameron bancroft — two of the three players involved — hold emotional press conferences, and coach darren lehmann announced his resignation on thursday. joining us now live from sydney to tell us more is our correspondent, phil mercer. the pictures are of abject apologies. given all the anger that we have seen in australia over this issue, what effect did particularly steve smith's appearance have?” think many australian fans and fans well beyond these shores who saw steve smith's press conference at syd ney‘s steve smith's press conference at sydney's international airport will appreciate how agonising it was for him and how agonising it was to watch. this is a man who faces the threat, or the prospect now being in the wilderness for at least a year. his reputation is in tatters and his teammates are preparing for the fourth and final test without him in johannesburg, so in sporting terms, we have an australian team that has been shorn of two of its most talented players, the coach says he will quit, so what can we expect from the team in they play south

and cameron bancroft are all being sent home amid the ball—tampering scandal. he said ‘significant sanctions‘ against them will come in next 2a hours. more on that in sportsday shortly. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as a report into last year's manchester arena bombing reveals failures in the emergency response — we'll be asking how today's findings might influence future planning in order to keep us safe. on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be speaking to a former us ambassador to nato on the rise in diplomatic tensions between russia and the west. and at ten thirty we'll take a first look at tomorrow's front pages. my guest reviewers this evening are the guardian columnist jane martinson and the political strategist jo tanner. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i'm holly hamilton. coming up on tonight's programme. the head of cricket australia reveals that three players are to be sent home including the captain ste

developing in cricket. australia's cameron bancroft is caught ball tampering with his captain, steve smith, admitting that he knew. he knew in advance. the umpire spoke to cameron bancroft regarding an object he appeared to ta ke regarding an object he appeared to take out of his pocket before shining the ball. he was seen putting that object down the front of his trousers. he says he will deal with the damage that comes to his reputation as a consequence.” saw an opportunity to get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket and tried to, i guess, change the ball condition. —— try to. it didn't work. the umpires didn't change the ball. but once i was cited on screens and having done that, i panicked quite a lot. that obviously resulted in me shoving it down my trousers. i'm not proud of what has happened. you know, it's not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity, we spoke about it, we thought it was a possible way to get an advantage. and obviously it did not work, the umpires did not see a change... change the way the ball was behaving or any

ball during the cape town test match last weekend. cameron bancroft admitting today he also misled match officials when he was caught. i lied about the sandpaper and i panicked, i panicked in that situation and i'm very sorry. back injohannesburg came yet another casualty of the crisis. 48 hours after being backed by his bosses to continue, coach darren lehmann quitting. i just want to let you know that this will be my last test as head coach of the australian cricket team, as i'm stepping down. after seeing events in the media today with steve smith and cameron bancroft, the feeling is that australian cricket needs to move forward and this is the right thing to do. meanwhile the instigator of the cheating, vice captain david warner, had little to say, as he arrived back on australian soil with his family. when fans gather here at the wanderers tomorrow for the first day's action in the fourth and final test match all the talk will be about one of the most remarkable weeks in cricket history. the sandpaper plot has now cost australia its captain, vice captain and the head coach, af

programme, australian steve smith and david warner banned for year, while cameron bancroft receives nine months of the ball tampering scandal in africa. french open champion 0stapenko in africa. french open champion ostapenko moves through to the semifinals for the fourth time. and the women's champions league semifinals. hello there and welcome to the programmer we start with the cricketing news that has been dominating world sport over the past few days and that is to do with the ball tampering that occurred during the third test against south africa last weekend. australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a year, having also being relieved of the indian premier league contracts. and bancroft has been suspended for nine months. with more on this, our report is in johannesburg. cast in the cricketing exile, australian captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today. the best batsmen in the world spent time in disgrace. —— sent home in disgrace. cricketing bosses got tough. do you honestly believe that only three men were invo

plant to get cameron bancroft who deliberately tamper with the ball quickly unravelled under tv cameras. —— plan. the man known as the voice of australian cricket today told me how much damage was done by his compatriots. as it settled into my brain overnight, there was a sense of outrage that they should dare to perpetrate such a crime on the field. this was a blatant and premeditated thing. that is what sticks in the craw of most australian fans. the australian captain, steve smith, confessed to the plot and has been suspended for one match, but his long—term position seems untenable. the batsman today stepping aside as the captain of the rajasthan royals, his english premature team. the match on saturday afternoon will go down as one of the most infamous episodes in the history of cricket, a scandal which shocked a sport and shamed a nation. the full repercussions will soon become clear. it will be difficult to continue as captain of australia, sadly. it has been a fine captain for australians to bite pictures have emerged allegedly showing bancroft putting sugar in his pocket

tamper with a ball during a test match. batsman cameron bancroft has also been fined 75% of his match fee, after he admitted interfering with the ball during the third test against south africa. our correspondent, phil mercer reports from sydney. just how cameron bancroft thought he could get away with tampering with the ball using sticky tape and dirt in front of dozens of tv cameras is unclear. saw the opportunity to potentially use some type, get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. is captain steve smith, part of the conspiracy, has agreed to stand down for the remainder of the match. along with his deputy, david warner. i'm not proud of what happened. you know, it's not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the “sf skipper. a...” “sf skipper. there a. play under an interim skipper. there is, though, mounting pressure for smith to quit. cricket australia, the governing body, is sending two senior officials to south africa to investigate the scandal. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said he shared his count

vice captain david warner are banned for 12 months with cameron bancroft banned for nine months by cricket australia. a national memorial service has taken place in france, in honour of the police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in the supermarket siege last week. lieutena nt—colonel arnaud beltrame was killed after he traded places with one of the captives held by an islamist gunman. after a funeral procession which crossed paris, president macron led a ceremony of remembrance for a man who has become a national hero. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield was watching. in sombre, funereal weather, the coffin of lieutenant colonel arnaud beltrame began itsjourney from the pantheon, the mausoleum for french heroes. with full honour guard the cortege passed through the latin quarter and along the quays to the invalides military museum. all relayed by live television to a country still staggered by the story of his sacrifice. french leaders of the past, politicians and senior officers, were at the ceremony. but members of the public, too. and the family notjust of arnaud be

africa, as the ball—tampering scandal deepens. smith and the australian batsman, cameron bancroft, both admitted trying to change the condition of the ball during the game in cape town yesterday. smith told a news conference that the team's "leadership group" had spoken about the tampering plan. there was a chorus of booing from spectators as the side return to the pitch in cape town in the last few hours. well there's widespread anger across cricket loving australia, this was reaction to the ball—tampering from the prime minister malcolm turnbull. shocked and bitterly disappointed by the news from south africa. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team had been involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers, are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. how can our team being gauged in cheating like this? but i have to say, the whole nation, who holds those who wear the baggy green up on a pedestal, about as high as you can get in australia, certainly higher than any politician, that's for sure!... this is a shocking disappointment. it is wrong

players, cameron bancroft, admitted tampering with the ball, using an object taken from his pocket to "rough up" the ball in the third test against south africa. this is what he had to say. yeah, look, we had a, um, yeah, discussion during the break to — and, um, yeah, i myself, i saw an opportunity to potentially use some tape, get some, you know, granules from the, you know, rough patches on the wicket and try to, i guess, change the, yeah, change the ball condition. um, it didn't work, the umpires didn't obviously change the ball, but i guess once i was, you know, cited on the screens and having done that, i, you know, panicked quite a lot and, ah, yeah, that — that obviously resulted in me shoving it down my, um, my trousers. a short while ago, our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, explained how the chief executive of cricket australia had reacted to the scandal. it was a very sad day for australian cricket and how shocked and disappointed he was and he was telling journalists in melbourne that there would be no knee—jerk reaction to the ball—tampering scandal in south

apology from cameron bancroft, and now david warner clinging to that tiny ray of hope that one day he may play to his country again. all in tears, all expressing remorse, and this is give you an indication as to how seriously australia as a nation is viewing this ball tampering scandal. this is a cheating scandal, the biggest crisis in australian sport very many years. and it may well be the end of the road to david warner and for quite a long time, he has embodied a very aggressive, a very confrontational approach to cricket. the big question now is what does australian cricket do to try and move on from this scandal? speaking up move on from this scandal? speaking up the sceptics slightly, he not a nswer up the sceptics slightly, he not answer any questions about whether there was anyone else on the team involved? was david warner the sole architect of the ball tampering scandal? it has been suggested, he would not say. what we do know is that cricket australia, the governing body, has banned the david warner, steve smith, the former captain, the 12 months. cameron ba ncroft captain

smith, david warner and cameron bancroft are given a second chance claiming they‘ re ‘not bad people'. all three were banned today by cricket australia as our sports editor dan roan reports. welcome to the wanderers. australia we re welcome to the wanderers. australia were meant to be holding a chaining session here today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa which begins on friday. that session was cancelled, preparations in disarray. this morning, steve smith, the captain, was injapan as berg airport sent home in disgrace, thrown into cricketing exile, and for a yearfor his part in the ball tampering scandal. david warner his vice captain also banned for a year from domestic and international cricket. both men have lost the right to play in the ipl, the lucrative indian premier league, this season. the third player involved in the scandal, cameron bancroft, who carried out the actual cheating, he's also been and for nine months. earlier on today, james sutherland, the chief executive of cricket australia revealed more about the investigation into the affair.

. cameron bancroft surely cannot play. he has not been banned but cricket australia must come down ha rd but cricket australia must come down hard on him and david warner, part of the leadership group, very hard to see him playing in the next test. how long they will be banned for we do not know. it could be six months it could be a few tests but it has left a stain on the austra and is standing in the game. quite frankly, at the moment, a lot of people are com pletely at the moment, a lot of people are completely disenfranchise its a shame because it is such a good series otherwise. described as the darkest day in austra sport and people taking it extremely personally. what now? how will cricket australia cleanup it act as it were? cricket australia is not to blame but they have to come out hard and swinging. as many have said, heads need to roll and they need to roll because there is no other way. you cannot have the captain systematically cheating and allowing a bowler and a vice captain to do so as well. i think it sits under the drug abuse level. it gains an unfair advantage. how

suspended for one match and find his entire match the after admitting conspiring with cameron bancroft to manipulate the ball. smith was booed on to the ground as he came in to bat. australia were 59—4. lost his wicket forjust seven as australia put in a really lacklustre showing, bowled out forjust 107, losing the match by a massive 322 runs. all the talk of course was about what one back page down under called smith's shame. australians that i had been speaking to and had contact with today are the stated, feeling utterly let down by the way that their team has behaved. they don't like cheats, their captain has come out to admit he has cheated. it is a really important thing now for cricket australia to rebuild trust. they will be a new captain, maybe some new players, but overall, cricket australia should look at the way their players and their team by the game of cricket. most people in the rest of the cricket world do not like it. i've no doubt in my mind that every past australian cricketer will be absolutely shattered with what we've found out this morning. eighth test match for

the ball illegally? the only turning he is doing is in his grave. cameron bancroft was caught on camera making an intimate stash of some yellow tape after rubbing the ball. cricket officials have visited the aussies‘ hotel after it emerged the incident was part of a plan hatched over lunch and known to the team's leadership group, according to captain steve smith, who has been suspended and fined. it's not gone down well down under. this is a whole new chapter. we don't know the details so we don't know if anybody from the leadership group stood up and said let's not do that. who was the other one? mitchell starc saying they were furious. we talk about the investigation. i think we know enough. cricket is normally so dull so it's quite exciting to finally have a scandal, but i'm also amazed anyone is so worried about the fact australians have cheated. we are convict stock, hello! and before the english mount their high horse and gallop off into the sunset, let's remember when captain mike atherton was fined for ball fiddling. when it comes to ball fiddling, all men go in for it

turmoil after member, cameron bancroft, has been charged by the international cricket council after footage was released which showed him rubbing the ball with yellow tape. let's speak to our correspondent, phil mercer, who is in sydney for us. in mourning. the point everyone is picking up on if they did it in such plain sight. —— good morning. describe it for us. what were they thinking? everytime you see cameron ba ncroft thinking? everytime you see cameron bancroft interfering with the ball, it is even more unbelievable. an opening batsman with an object, we understand it was sticky tape in his pocket, and it has dirt on one side and he is putting it on one side of the ball to influence it in the air. this is probably the biggest scandal in australian sport we have seen for many, in australian sport we have seen for any in australian sport we have seen for many, many years. the australian skipper, steve smith, he said he knew about this in advance. he said he was embarrassed and sorry in a press c0 nfe re nce . i am not proud of what has happened. umm... you know... it is not

after a member of australia's team has admitted cheating. cameron bancroft is being investigated after he was spotted apparently tampering with the ball in a match against south africa. let's get more detail from our reporter, phil mercer, who is in sydney. this is absolutely extraordinary. you wonder what on earth they were thinking. every time you see the visual it seems even more unbelievable. in the days of cameras everywhere with long lenses, cameron ba ncroft a ppa re ntly everywhere with long lenses, cameron bancroft apparently tampering with the ball. it is an extraordinary situation. it has drawn in the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, who is urging australia's cricketing authorities to take decisive action. remember that the skipper steve smith said he knew of this plan in advance and he said he was sorry. he said he was embarrassed but he would not be resigning. there is an enormous clamour here in australia for him to either step aside or be sacked. cricket australia is this batching senior officials to south africa to begin an immediate investigation. as for th

david warner and bowler cameron bancroft will miss the 4th test. head coach darren lehmann continues in his role after the investigation found that he had no prior knowledge of the plan to ball tamper during the third test against south africa. the chief executive of cricket australia, james sutherland has said that the punishments to be imposed on the players would be announced on wednesday. here he is speaking a short while ago. whilst that investigation is not yet fully complete, preliminary findings have been considered and discussed by the cricket australia board earlier today. the key finding is that prior knowledge of the ball tampering incident was limited to three players. captain steve smith, vice captain david warner, and cameron bancroft. no other players or support staff had prior knowledge. and this includes darren lehmann, who despite inaccurate media reports, has not resigned from his position. all three players who have been recorded will leave south africa tomorrow. their replacements in the australian squad for the fourth test here injohannesburg will be matthew re

captain david warner and cameron bancroft. it follows the ball tampering incident in the third test against south africa. more reaction to that story along with a statement from cricket australia on the bbc sport website. and we have more throughout the evening. goodbye for now. theresa may says she wants to see a sustainable long term plan for the nhs and to get away from "annual top—ups". she announced the government would come forward with a multi—year support plan for the nhs. the prime minister was speaking at the commons liaison committee. we need i think to get away from the annual approach to the nhs budget, recognised that for the nhs to plan and manage effectively we need to get away from the annual top ups of the budget that we have seen. and we need a sustainable and long—term plan. so that should build on the work of the five—year forward view but beyond it. a plan which allows the nhs to realise better productivity and efficiency gains and this is for me a priority. so this year and and this is for me a priority. so this yearand in and this is for me a priority

smith and cameron bancroft. there was a lighter moment as well in all of the intense press conferences when south african captain was interrupted mid—flow. look at this. african captain was interrupted mid-flow. look at this. perhaps it needed what happened now it has been... phones ringing that's a shocking ring tone! wow. another question? can we report him to that ringtone. one of the few smiles today. that's all for now stop more sport three evening for you. some breaking news: russia has summoned the us ambassador and is expelling around 60 us diplomats in retaliation for measures taken by washington over the poisoning of sergei skripal. the russian foreign ministry said it will close the us consulate in saint petersburg and that the diplomats should leave the country by next thursday. that is a pulled the fifth. moscow has also called for an emergency meeting of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons. 58 us dead rats in moscow and to general consulate officials in —— diplomats in moscow, all expelled as a direct requirement as a retaliation of

australian player cameron bancroft was called ball tampering on camera he was shown placing a small object down his trousers when empires questioned him he pulled out a sunglasses cloth from his pocket back off later admitted using a piece of tape to rub dirt on the ball he faces suspension after being charged by the international cricket council. or was extremely disappointed in shorts to. you hear the news and read the news this morning after the events in cape town yesterday and. from a cricket australia perspective we regard this is an extremely serious issue we certainly don't have all of the evidence at hand and we need we need someone to go over there and to talk to the relevant people involved to understand what happened in the detail and then we'll make appropriate decisions as to next steps that i know people want to know more and they want to know what decisions are being made but there is an element of responsibility to understand the facts and it's not as simple as just jumping to conclusions all the tampering plot was conceived by captain smith and senior players inclu

front up to the media after captain steve smith and batsman cameron bancroft a thirty one year old says he takes full responsibility for his part in the incident but he avoided questions about what it was he did or to apologize to my family. expression what wife and daughters. your lot of news your love means more than anything to marry. a no oh no be anything without you. i'm very sorry for putting you through this in our promise you that i'll never put you in this position again plus more so to come here not just there including time to go to russia summons the diplomats it's expelling as a result of a spy rout with britain plus. pouring of emotion from supporters off the top politician in senegal is sentenced to jail for corruption bar in the state. from the waves of the south. to the contours of the east. will gradually see the weather second down across the middle east over the next few days there are little blowy has to be said fair amounts of cloud across iraq up towards the caspian sea still toppling its way east was ahead of that very warm in tashkent thirty two celsius it will

i'm stepping down. after seeing events in the media today with steve smith and cameron bancroft, the feeling is that australian cricket needs to move forward and this is the right thing to do. i really felt for steve as i saw him crying in front of the media, and all the players are really hurting. australia cricket‘s coach, darren lehmann. the fate of one of britain's biggest engineering groups, gkn, is being decided this lunchtime. investors are voting on whether the firm remains independent or comes under the control of turnaround specialist melrose industries. our business reporter, theo leggett, is here. why is this important? gkn is one of the crown jewels of british engineering, a history going back 260 years almost, it made spitfires, cannonballs, now it makes major parts for airliners, parts of fighter aircraft, and it builds parts for cars, a major business. 6000 employees in the uk, said that is one concern. melrose is a short—term business, it buys up manufacturing companies, restru ctu res manufacturing companies, restructu res them manufacturing companies, restru ct

cricketers to front up to the media after captain steve smith and batsman cameron bancroft thirty one year old admits he faces an uncertain future. in a back room or more and i suppose there is a twenty ray of hope. they don't maybe one day be given the privilege of playing for a contrary view but i wonder if i'm resorting to the fact that you may never happen and don't forget you can catch up on all the news on our website all the latest of those that's on the gaza border the address al jazeera dot com that's al-jazeera. time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera the un secretary general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of at least seventeen palestinians by israeli forces in gaza more than a thousand were injured by israeli gunfire during the protests for those who tried to say. come on now that is not the case civilian protesters demonstrating peacefully and an armed forces unleashed massive power against them that led to this massacre with this large number of casualties turkey's president has rejected a french initiative to mediate between tu

year after admitting to cheating against south africa. cameron bancroft, who was caught tampering with the ball, was given a nine—month ban. the country's head coach has apologised to fans and said he hopes the players would be given a second chance, as our sports editor, dan roan, reports. cast into cricketing exile, australia captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today, the best batsman in the world sent home in disgrace. one of three players banned as the damning details of the sport's ball tampering scandal were laid bare, and cricket bosses got tough. do you honestly believe that only three men were involved in this plot? our investigation which was done by iain roy, our head of integrity, has found there were only three players who knew of this plan, and we are absolutely satisfied of that. people want to use their own words, but cheating is certainly one of them that is probably appropriate in the circumstances. one of australian sport's most famous faces, david warner, was found to have concocted the plot. one of the things i look forward to when i come home is actual

of the country. pictures have also emerged which allegedly show cameron bancroft, the bowler at the heart of this current scandal, putting sugar in his pocket during the recent ashes series against england. it‘s led to questions over whether the incident in cape town is the first time australia has used illegal methods to get the ball to swing, making it harder to bat against. you can see the shiny side on this side. this is the rough side. you are not allowed to tamper with this site, you are not allowed to scratch it, you are not allowed to rub it with any external objects. you are allowed to bowl it and try and land it on this bit or throw it in from the boundary. those are completely legitimate. to try and rough up this side because if you get one side really rough and the other side quite shiny, the ball really does swing dramatically in the air when bowled at high speed. australia‘s team sponsors are also alarmed by events. we are extremely disappointed, as i think all australians are. we are a big sponsor of cricket australia. we have let them know we want them to complet

last weekend. cameron bancroft admitting today he also misled match officials when he was caught. i lied about the sandpaper and i panicked, i panicked in that situation and i'm very sorry. back injohannesburg came yet another casualty of the crisis. 48 hours after being backed by his bosses to continue, coach darren lehmann quitting. i just want to let you know that this will be my last test as head coach of the australian cricket team, as i'm stepping down. after seeing events in the media today with steve smith and cameron bancroft, the feeling is that australian cricket needs to move forward and this is the right thing to do. meanwhile the instigator of the cheating, vice captain david warner, had little to say, as he arrived back on australian soil with his family. when fans gather here at the wanderers tomorrow for the first day's action in the fourth and final test match all the talk will be about one of the most remarkable weeks in cricket history. the sandpaper plot has now cost australia its captain, vice captain and the head coach, after darren lehmann‘s dramatic resign

shamed a nation. smith had orchestrated a plan to cheat by getting his team—mate cameron bancroft to tamper with the ball using sticky tape and make it harder to play against. but they were caught on camera and they confessed all, the resulting controversy leaving a country which defines itself by cricket struggling for answers right to the very top. 0ur cricketers, our role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. how can our team be engaged in cheating like this? and the fallout has been swift. after agreeing to stand down as captain for the rest of this match, smith has now been suspended for the next one, the cricket authorities saying his actions were clearly contrary to the spirit of the game, and that game is united in outrage. smith's predecessor michael clarke tweeted it was like a bad dream, and many believe the captain's position is untenable. i think he probably has no way out of this. his reputation has died completely, he was the guy who won the ashes for australia, he was absolutely immovable, people calling him the best test batsman since don bradman. well, h

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, washington. australia's cricket team is in turmoil after one of their players, cameron bancroft, admitted tampering with the ball, using an object taken from his pocket to shine the ball in the third test against south africa. this is what he had to say. look, we had a discussion during the break and yeah, on myself, i saw an opportunity to potentially use some tape, get some you know granules from the rough patches on the wicket and try to i guess change the bull condition. it didn't work. the umpires didn't obviously change the ball but i guess once i was cited on the screens in having done that, i panicked quite a lot and that obviously resulted in me shutting it down my trousers. the chief executive of cricket australia, james sutherland, has said the ball—tampering incident was extremely disappointing but he added that all of the evidence had to be gathered before decisions were taken about whether the team captain should keep hisjob. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: three more rebel—held towns are being evacuated in the syrian region of eastern gho

found that the plot was confined to three players — cameron bancroft, who used sticky tape to tamper with the ball, captain steve smith and his deputy, david warner, all will be sent home in disgrace tomorrow. in regard to the three players on report, i want to stress that we are contemplating significant sanctions in each case. these sanctions will reflect the gravity with which we view what has occurred and the damage it has done to the standing of australian cricket. meanwhile, head coach darren lehmann was found to be unaware of the cheating scheme and, despite concerns over the culture he presides over, remains in hisjob. cricket australia knew their announcement here at this johannesburg hotel this evening came amid intense scrutiny, notjust from the cricketing public, but also sponsors and even the australian government. a sense of outrage ensuring that this is now a test case for the integrity of the sport. i think it's desperately sad. obviously, individuals occasionally cross over the boundaries between fair play and unfair play, but to have organised, orchestrated cheating