Twitter erupts as Steve Smith, Warner and Bancroft all set to leave South Africa
Darren Lehmann will continue to coach Australia.
Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to call back Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft from South Africa immediately. The sanctions on them will be announced on Wednesday even as the CEO of the Australian cricket board James Sutherland hinted that those are very significant. However, Twitterati erupted as soon as the verdict came with three of their players were directed back to Australia immediately ahead of the fourth and final Test match of the series.
Darren Lehmann, the coach of the team, will continue at the helm even as the cricket board continues to investigate the matter. Tim Paine has been officially announced as the captain of the Australian team atleast for the remainder of the series for now. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, Joe Burns and Matthew Renshaw will join the Test squad within next 24 hours. Australia are lagging in the four-match series by 2-1 and will have to win the game to level the series.
What actually happened?
The world was waiting for eagerly for the CEO of Cricket Australia to address the press conference in Johannesburg on Tuesdsay evening. All of them were waiting for the sanctions to be announced in the ball-tampering incident which has marred the Australian cricket over the last few days. But Twitterati was left disappointed after they came to know that the news will come after 24 more hours as the anticipation increased over the matter.
Though it is clear now that only three players will face the heat for their preplanned actions on the field to alter the condition of the ball. James Sutherland clearly stated that the coaching staff and the rest of the team had no knowledge about the incident. The statement cleared that Lehmann will continue as the coach and there will be no change in personnel in that regard.
While some of the Tweeples were highly disappointed as they got nothing to churn about the matter, few went on to find some humour in this regard also as the wait continues.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted:
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