OUR BUREAUSteve SmithCalcutta: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann should be held accountable for encouraging David Warner's aggressive on-field behaviour. According to a cricket specific website, Chappell has suggested that a ban would be appropriate, not only for Warner but for his captain and coach. "A suspension would be appropriate because you need to stamp it out from the top down," Chappell told Channel Nine. "But Warner gets the suspension, and while he's responsible for his own actions and words, he's being allowed to do it by people above him. "The laws of the game state the captain is responsible for the on-field actions of his players, so if Steve Smith is not stepping in he's just as culpable."

Source: The Telegraph March 07, 2018 21:22 UTC