Steve Smith could be stripped of the Australia captaincy permanently, as he and vice-captain David Warner face one-year bans for their part in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. We are in discussions with Cricket Australia as this issue unfolds.’Tim Paine, the acting captain, admitted: ‘It’s been a horrible 24 hours. Head coach Darren Lehmann is an obvious authority figure but Smith insists he was not involved on this occasion. Only after their guilt was established beyond any serious doubt did Smith and Bancroft appear before the media. By Rory Dollard, Press Association SportCalls for Smith to be permanently stripped of the captaincy have grown in the cricket world

Source: Daily Mail March 26, 2018 16:07 UTC