Steve Smith and David Warner handed one year bans from cricket by Cricket Australia, while Cameron Bancroft was handed a nine month sentence for the ball-tampering controversy.
After the incident, that shook the cricket world, Many called for the Australians to reassess their ways on the field which saw more fuel added to the fire when coach Darren Lehmann admitted that his team could draw lessons from the Kiwis. However, Discarded Wicket keeper batsman Matthew Wade insisted his fellow players to not go too far other way.
Wade quoted by cricket.com.au, “When I got back into the team (after five straight losses in 2016), there was a lot of media and public stir about how they wanted the team to have a crack through that period. They felt like we were rolling over a little bit.”
“I hope now we don’t go too far the other way and lose all our drive … and try and play like New Zealand. Every team needs a bit of competitiveness on the field. What happened in South Africa wasn’t a good look. But I just think we need to be careful about what direction we go in from here.”
“When I came in, the game was a lot different, there’s no doubt about that. But now the game is moving in a different direction and certainly with the stuff that’s happened in South Africa I will look at the way I go about it,” Wade added.
