Steve Smith and David Warner have stood down as captain and vice-captain of the Australian cricket team for the remainder of the ongoing third Test against South Africa, the Australian cricket board confirmed on Sunday.
Smith and team-mate Bancroft in a sensational press conference admitted to ball-tampering charges.
Earlier, Michael Clarke, Smith’s predecessor as captain, said the revelations were “disgraceful” and that he had no doubt that the skipper would be “crying in his hotel room”.
“I can’t believe the senior players have made a decision to do that,” he told Australian television. “It’s disgraceful and it’s not accepted by anyone” he said.
