'Sack the lot of them': Cricket fans and former greats call for Australian captain Steve Smith to be fired as he ADMITS cheating after Cameron Bancroft is caught ball tampering against South Africa.
Cricket fans are demanding captain Steve Smith be sacked as Australian captain after he admitted to cheating against South Africa. Batsman Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera pulling sticky tape from his pocket and rubbing in on the ball to illegally gain an advantage. In press conference after play Smith admitted that he and senior players planned the ball-tampering at lunch on day three of the test mach in Cape Town. Former England captain Michael Vaughan led chorus of condemnation and criticism from other ex-players. 'Steve Smith,his Team & ALL the management will have to accept that whatever happens in their careers they will all be known for trying to CHEAT the game,' Vaughan tweeted. The four-Test series between Australia and South Africa has been marred by a handful of ugly controversies, starting with a staircase clash between David Warner and Quinton de Kock. Mail.