Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for 12 months while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine for their role in the ball-tampering scandal during the third Test against South Africa that left Australian cricket in crisis. However, on Tuesday, Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) president Greg Dyer, arguing the punishment was “disproportionate”, has called for the bans on the trio to be reduced.
Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) president Greg Dyer said “justice which is rushed can sometimes be very flawed”, referring to Cricket Australia (CA) handing out its punishment so soon after the incident.
“These proposed penalties are disproportionate relative to precedent,” he told.
“Their distressed faces have sent a message across the globe as effective as any sanctions could be. I think Australia cried with Steve Smith last Thursday, I certainly did,” said Dyer.
“We consider that the players need to return to domestic cricket earlier and as part of their rehabilitation” he added further.
