CRICKET – CORRUPT PRACTICES – AUSTRALIA

Toyota latest to dismiss Warner

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Original article by Nick Tabakoff
The Australian – Page: 7 : 6-Apr-18

Disgraced former vice-captain David Warner has advised that he will not challenge a 12-month ban imposed by Cricket Australia for his role in the ball-tampering scandal. Meanwhile, car-maker Toyota has terminated its sponsorship deal with the batsman, after Asics and LG also ended their association with him in the wake of the scandal. Prior to the ball-tampering affair, Warner had been on track to earn around $A6m in 2018 from sponsorship deals and contracts with CA and the Indian Premier League.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ASICS, LG ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, NESTLE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED – ASX WOW

Smith won’t fight against year in exile

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Original article by Peter Lalor
The Australian – Page: 32 : 5-Apr-18

Disgraced former cricket captain Steve Smith has advised that he will not challenge a 12-month ban on playing international and state cricket. Cameron Bancroft has also indicated that he will not contest a nine-ban over his role in the ball-tampering scandal, while David Warner must decide on 5 April whether to appeal against his 12-month ban. Smith and Warner will be eligible to play club cricket during the 2018-19 season, and their international bans will be lifted prior to an Australia A tour of England in 2019, which will be followed by the Ashes series.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS’ ASSOCIATION, ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD, INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL

Australians are real stars at cheating – Ball-tampering is merely the tip of the iceberg

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Original article by Janet Albrechtsen
The Australian – Page: 12 : 4-Apr-18

Factors such as the extent of "liar loans" revealed by the banking royal commission, the black economy, and rampant insurance fraud and theft from shops suggest that Australia is a nation of cheats. The forgone tax revenue from the $A25bn-a-year black economy, for example, is much greater than tax evasion by large companies. For many people in a nation founded by petty criminals, the real crime arising from cricket’s ball-tampering scandal may be not the plot itself but the fact that Smith, Warner and Bancroft did it live on international television.

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AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO MISCONDUCT IN THE BANKING, SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED

Bounced out: Smith, Warner unfit to lead

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Original article by Peter Lalor
The Australian – Page: 1 & 8 : 29-Mar-18

Cricket Australia has banned Steve Smith and David Warner from all forms of cricket for 12 months, while Cameron Bancroft has been banned for nine months. In addition, Smith will be barred from the captaincy role for an additional year after his ban is lifted, while Warner faces a life-time ban from leading his country. Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has told a press conference that Smith, Warner and Bancroft were the only members of the Test team who had any knowledge of the ball-tampering strategy. It has also been revealed that Bancroft had used sandpaper rather than adhesive tape to alter the condition of the ball.

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Axe looms for Lehmann over tampering

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Original article by Peter Lalor
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 27-Mar-18

There is speculation that Cricket Australia is poised to sack coach Darren Lehmann in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, while Steve Smith has stood down as captain of Indian Premier League team the Rajasthan Royals. Smith and David Warner are at risk of losing lucrative IPL contracts due to their role in the controversy. CA could also potentially impose 12-month bans on both players, in addition to penalties already announced by the International Cricket Council. Meanwhile, the Australian team’s tactics have come under further scrutiny, with English fast bowler Stuart Broad raising concerns about possible ball-tampering during the 2017-18 Ashes series.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL, INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS’ ASSOCIATION

$200m hole in media rights feared as sponsors getting cold feet

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Original article by Nick Tabakoff
The Australian – Page: 6 & 7 : 27-Mar-18

Media analyst Greg Fraser says Cricket Australia was always unlikely to secure a $A1bn deal for broadcasting rights, but the ball-tampering scandal means it can expect to gain $A800m at best for its next rights deal. This includes no more than $A500m for rights to international cricket matches, but potentially more than $A300m for the domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League. Meanwhile, major sponsors of cricket in Australia have expressed disappointment over the scandal, although none are believed to have sought to terminate their deals as yet.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, BIG BASH LEAGUE, MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED – ASX MFG, ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, LION PTY LTD, SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD COMPANY, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, CBS CORPORATION