New Delhi, Dec 8 (Ians) Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke has accused Cricket Australia of making left-handed opener David Warner a ‘complete scapegoat’ in its handling of reviewing the leadership ban and claimed that the governing body was playing double standards.
Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were the accused in the Sandpaper saga of 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. But only Warner got a lifetime leadership ban, while Smith got a year ban and an additional 12 months ban in leadership positions.
On Wednesday, an angry Warner had withdrawn his application for removing the lifetime leadership ban, saying that the independent review panel wanted to make it “a public lynching.”
“You can tell he’s disappointed and frustrated. I think the other thing that probably hurts a little bit more is the fact Steve Smith is going to captain this Test match. I can understand Davey’s disappointment. In regards to...
Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were the accused in the Sandpaper saga of 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. But only Warner got a lifetime leadership ban, while Smith got a year ban and an additional 12 months ban in leadership positions.
On Wednesday, an angry Warner had withdrawn his application for removing the lifetime leadership ban, saying that the independent review panel wanted to make it “a public lynching.”
“You can tell he’s disappointed and frustrated. I think the other thing that probably hurts a little bit more is the fact Steve Smith is going to captain this Test match. I can understand Davey’s disappointment. In regards to...
- 12/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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