Smith's Crew in SA

[Professer E]

Starc needs a break anyways, looks exhausted and bowling pies.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Starc needs a break anyways, looks exhausted and bowling pies.

Down Hill skier?.......if I was Bancroft I'd be letting him know  I put my career on the line by tampering with that ball for your benefit you SOB....and now you want to
save your own Ar$e and leave mine hung out....

He bowls pies when it gets tough, blames the runup, footholes etc etc...I'd play Richardson or Sayers and let him sulk and learn how to be proper teammate and stick together..

[LP]

He bowls pies when it gets tough, blames the runup, footholes etc etc...I'd play Richardson or Sayers and let him sulk and learn how to be proper teammate and stick together..

x2

Keep him for the green tops, and let the big boys play when things are tough!

[laj]

Hazlewood and Starc trying to extricate themselves from the mess by saying its was Smiths idea and they had nothing to do with it, one of them wants a meeting with CA and their name cleared. Problem is they are part of the leadership group and are the bowlers most likely to benefit from the ball being tampered with..I'm calling BS on the fact they had nothing to do with the decision making and wanting to leave Smith hung out to dry is pathetic.... tells you where the team are too in terms of sticking together, not sure what is worse ..cheating or abandoning your captain, VC and opening batsman.

They plan on going to the players association. They are fuming apparently. Seems like it was Smith and Warner, with the latter the apparent instigator. Players want Warner out of the hotel and he's removed himself from the WatApp players group.

Renshaw is on his way over, Burns soon as will yet an unnamed player. Paine or Mitch Marsh will apparently be captain.

[flyboy77]

This is becoming an incredible soap opera!

[Gointocarlton]

Seems poor old Davie Warner running out of mates.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricke...33c01089d0

[flyboy77]

Could you post the text please (of the article)?

[dodge]

This link might work - may not be exactly the same article.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cricket/...spartanntp

Oh Mr Hart - what a mess.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Bowlers knew about it according to this article
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cricket/...spartanntp

Talk about fair weather teammates, if you go down you go down as a team but this isnt a team anymore its a bunch of individuals trying to weasel their way out of responsibility. I tend to believe Smith that the leadership group knew and agreed to tapegate all be it was Warners idea.
This is something you expect from Pakistan cricket when players turn on each other like ours have....you feel like starting again by banning the leadership group as a whole and getting some more team oriented replacements...

[DJC]

Bowlers knew about it according to this article
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cricket/...spartanntp

Talk about fair weather teammates, if you go down you go down as a team but this isnt a team anymore its a bunch of individuals trying to weasel their way out of responsibility. I tend to believe Smith that the leadership group knew and agreed to tapegate all be it was Warners idea.
This is something you expect from Pakistan cricket when players turn on each other like ours have....you feel like starting again by banning the leadership group as a whole and getting some more team oriented replacements...

I could be way off the mark here but the fact that the cheaters are NSW cricketers may be relevant.

At the very least, the scandal could lead to an Australian team that's more representative of Sheffield Shield talent.