CRICKET AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO BALL-TAMPERING BOMBSHELL
STEVE SMITH * Banned from playing for Australia for 12 months, also barred from playing domestic first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket at home * Sacked as captain. Banned from holding any leadership position for 24 months * Won't be considered for a national contract in 2018-19 (current deal believed to be worth $2 million)
DAVID WARNER * Banned from playing for Australia for 12 months, also barred from playing domestic first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket at home * Sacked as vice-captain. Banned from holding any leadership position ever again * Won't be considered for a national contract in 2018-19 (current deal believed to be worth $1.4 million)
CAMERON BANCROFT * Banned from playing for Australia for nine months, also barred from playing domestic first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket at home * Banned from holding any leadership position for 21 months * Won't be considered for a national contract in 2018-19 (was set to earn a deal worth more than $500,000)
ALL THREE *Encouraged to play grade cricket in 2018-19 *Required to undertake 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket
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OTHER PUNISHMENTS: * BCCI has blocked the trio from playing in this year's Indian Premier League. Smith and Warner were set to captain their respective franchises and take home $2.4 million * ECB yet to indicate whether Bancroft's county deal will be voided
WHAT CRICKET AUSTRALIA ALLEGE THEY DID WRONG
SMITH * Knew of a potential plan to tamper with the ball * Failed to stop it from happening * Directed Bancroft conceal evidence * Sought to mislead match officials regarding Bancroft's attempts * Made "misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent and participants"
WARNER * Developed a plan to tamper * Instructed Bancroft to tamper with sandpaper * Advised Bancroft and demonstrated how to tamper * Failed to stop it from happening * Failed to report his knowledge of the plan at any time, prior to or during the match * Misled match officials through the concealment of his knowledge of and involvement in the plan * Failed to voluntarily report his knowledge of the plan after the match
*BANCROFT * Knew and was party to the plan (artificially altering the condition of the ball using sandpaper) * Carried out instructions * Sought to conceal evidence * Sought to mislead match officials and others regarding his attempts * Made "misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent, implementation and participants of the plan"
WHAT NOW? * All three players are returning home in shame * Players have seven days to consider their response. They have the right to accept or reject the charges, sanctions or both * Warner, having been painted as the chief architect who corrupted Bancroft, may never be accepted in the dressing room ever again * Tim Paine will lead the side in the fourth Test and beyond * Darren Lehmann remains coach, with CA satisfied he had no idea about the plan * CA will launch an independent review into the team's culture and conduct.
