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"I'm sorry - I brought the game into disrepute" : David Warner

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch LIVE: David Warner speaks to the media in Sydney <a href="https://t.co/Psybip9QLZ">https://t.co/Psybip9QLZ</a></p>— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/979871710601101312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]
 
Feel sorry for Warner, but by not answering the question of who else was involved, he's kind of giving away there were others who knew.
 
Smith tried to hold back the tears, Warner is trying to force them out.
 
From https://twitter.com/CricketAus:

David Warner: To my teammates and support staff I take full responsibility for my part in what happened in Cape Town.

David Warner: I do realise I am responsible for my own actions ... it's heartbreaking to know I won't be taking the field with my teammates that I love and respect and have let down.

David Warner: (Crying now) In the back of my mind there is a tiny ray of hope I may one day play for my country again ... although I know that may not ever happen.

David Warner: I want to apologise to my family, especially my wife and daughters. Your love means more than anything to me and I would not be anything without you. I promise I won't put you in this position again.

David Warner: I failed in my responsibilities as vice captain of the Australian Cricket team.

David Warner on whether others were involved: I am here to accept my role and responsibility for what happened in Cape Town. It's inexcusable.

David Warner on his relationship with the team: The Australian Cricket Team are my family. I regret what happened on day three, and I wish I could be there playing with them now.

David Warner on whether he has ever done something similar before: I am here to accept my responsibility for what happened on day three at Newlands.
 
I am still waiting for Amir, Asif, Salman Butt, Kaneria and Sharjeel press conference where they admit their crimes or wrongdoing and ask for forgiveness...

Kudos to Australian players to show some balls and admit everything at the front of the whole world.
 
And the best male performance in the leading dramatic role goes to .....
 
Can't believe I'm seeing a day where players are crying because they tampered a ball. :))
 
What a disastrous conference. He shouldn't have held one to begin with if he was going to avoid questions like "Did any other player know about the tampering?" and "Has tampering ever been done by the team at any point in the past?". He just made the situation worse by trying to dodge such questions. Could've been another way to go about them.
 
This press conference, summarised:

Warner: I regret what happened and take responsibility for my role in what happened.

Reporter: Were there any other players or support staff involved?

Warner: I regret what happened and take responsibility for my role in what happened
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/3 I know there are unanswered questions and lots of them. I completely understand. In time i will do my best to answer them all. But there is a formal CA process to follow.</p>— David Warner (@davidwarner31) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31/status/979897148543139840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2/3 I am taking advice to make sure I properly comply with that process and answer all questions in the proper place and at the proper time.</p>— David Warner (@davidwarner31) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31/status/979897477905068032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3/3 I should have mentioned that in my press conference I’m sorry for not making it clearer. With so much at stake for my family and cricket I have to follow this process properly. I think that’s fair.</p>— David Warner (@davidwarner31) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31/status/979897823255670784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Thread is not about why men cry.

Also do not use abusive terms for players etc - posts have been deleted already.
 
No comments on his tears. I dont know if they are genuine or not.

However, he could have been much better prepared than what he was. Shambolic presser.
 
David Warner has tearfully apologised for his role in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal and says he's resigned to the fact he may never play for Australia again.

A devastated Warner broke down as he read a prepared statement in front of a packed press conference in Sydney on Saturday.

Describing his actions as "inexcusable and deeply regrettable", Warner apologised to teammates, support staff, Australian and South African fans and vowed to change.

"To the fans and the lovers of the game who have supported and inspired me on my journey as a cricketer, I want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me," he said.

"I have let you down badly. I hope in time I can find a way to repay you for all you've given me and possibly earn your respect again.

"To my teammates and support staff, I apologise for my actions and I take full responsibility for my part in what happened on day three of the Newlands Test.

"To Cricket Australia, I apologise for my actions and the effect it has had on our game under your care and control. I want you to know that I fully support your review into the culture of the Australian cricket team.

"To South African players, administration and fans, I apologise unreservedly for my part in this and I am sorry. I brought the game into disrepute on your soil. South Africa is a fine cricketing nation and deserves better from its guests and deserves better from me.

"To all Australians, whether you're a cricket fan or not, I apologise for my actions. I'm sorry for the impact those actions have had on our country's reputation. I can honestly say I have only ever wanted to bring glory to my country by playing cricket. In striving to do so, I have made a decision which has had an opposite effect and it's one that I'll regret for as long as I'll live."

Warner avoided questions regarding his specific involvement in the incident that has seen him stripped of his vice-captaincy, slapped with a 12-month ban and removed from any leadership position with the national side for the rest of his career.

"There's a tiny ray of hope that I may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again but I'm resigned to the fact that that may never happen again," the opening batsman said.

"In the coming weeks and months I'm going to look at how this happened and who I am as a man.

"I will seek out advice and expertise to help me make serious changes."

Banned Australian players break their silence

Warner did not indicate whether he intends to appeal the ban.

He said it was difficult to watch his teammates, describing the Australian cricket team as his "family", take to the field for the fourth Test in Johannesburg without him.

The 31-year-old arrived back in Australia on Thursday having been responsible for the "development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball", and "instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan", according to Cricket Australia's sanctions.

He was also charged with providing advice to Bancroft on how to tamper with the ball "including demonstrating how it could be done".

He also misled the Newlands match officials by concealing his knowledge of and involvement in the plan and did not voluntarily report his involvement.

Warner would not answer questions relating to the role of Smith or Bancroft in the incident, or any of his other Australia teammates.

"I'm here to take full responsibility for my part in this," he said. "It's extremely regrettable, I'm sorry. I just want to move on from this.

"I do realise that I'm responsible for my own actions and the consequences that that brings.

"It's heartbreaking to know that I won't be taking to the field with my teammates that I love and have let down. Right now it is hard to know what comes next but first and foremost is the wellbeing of my family."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/dav...tralia-test-ball-tampering-scandal/2018-03-31

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AssassinatedDevil said:
What a disastrous conference. He shouldn't have held one to begin with if he was going to avoid questions like "Did any other player know about the tampering?" and "Has tampering ever been done by the team at any point in the past?". He just made the situation worse by trying to dodge such questions. Could've been another way to go about them.
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Cozyrensetter said:
This press conference, summarised:

Warner: I regret what happened and take responsibility for my role in what happened.

Reporter: Were there any other players or support staff involved?

Warner: I regret what happened and take responsibility for my role in what happened
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Exactly.

He got sincerely upset, but this press conference was a direct threat to his teammates and Cricket Australia to stop scapegoating him or face the consequences.
 
Australia on twitter still hasnt forgiven Warner like they did Smith. there is a lot of backlash on Warner for cowardly using his family as shield and sympathy and not answering many questions.

The English too are showing no sympathy. I am sure they remember Warner's comments on Trott when he left a tour due to psychological reasons.
 
It’s now even dawning to the Australian media that Cricket Australia is trying to rehabilitate itself by blaming three players and garnering public sympathy by putting them on TV in tears of contrition.

But even the media is starting to realise that Warner’s refusal to answer whether others knew, or whether it had happened before, raises the twin possibilities that:

1. We need to consider whether the senior bowlers - all NSW domestic teammates of Smith and Warner - were involved but are lying and denying it.

2. If so, is Cricket Australia orchestrating a cover-up to ensure that its bowling attack survives? The Australian TV rights are due to be auctioned off, and this $500 million product loses value if the team can’t compete on the pitch. The two key batsmen are banned: did Cricket Australia simply accept the denials of the bowlers as a hard-headed commercial decision?
 
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Junaids said:
It’s now even dawning to the Australian media that Cricket Australia is trying to rehabilitate itself by blaming three players and garnering public sympathy by putting them on TV in tears of contrition.

But even the media is starting to realise that Warner’s refusal to answer whether others knew, or whether it had happened before, raises the twin possibilities that:

1. We need to consider whether the senior bowlers - all NSW domestic teammates of Smith and Warner - were involved but are lying and denying it.

2. If so, is Cricket Australia orchestrating a cover-up to ensure that its bowling attack survives? The Australian TV rights are due to be auctioned off, and this $500 million product loses value if the team can’t compete on the pitch. The two key batsmen are banned: did Cricket Australia simply accept the denials of the bowlers as a hard-headed commercial decision?
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The CA might think they are doing damage control right now, but Warner's press conference has done more damage than a no-show would have. The awkward way he fended off those difficult queries from the media has raised more questions than answers. The public is already outraged at Warner for apparently 'orchestrating' the Sandpaper-gate. This just fuels the fire even more.

This all might end up blowing up in CA's face later on if Warner becomes the definite collateral damage of this saga. They might have played it out to have Warner appeal and get sentences reduced for all three, but what they don't realise is that the Australian cricket fans don't give two hoots about Warner anymore and many don't want to see him play for Australia ever again. Thats when Warner will actually 'go rogue'. I don't see Sutherland surviving this saga to be honest.
 
The crisis management company that CA hired have the gone the glycerin, drama and sympathy garnering strategy, with some family support thrown in the background.

I simply do not/cannot/refuse to believe that only 3 players knew. But that is the story that CA is running with. The main reason as [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] said is likely due to $revenues$. They have to contain things to some level so their future existence is not affected.

I refuse to buy anything that CA is selling right now. But have no idea if the Australian people, sponsors are buying this or not. Which is what matters.
 
He clearly harbours hopes that he will be picked for Australia once all this boils over in a few months and the hysteria dies down. I reckon the only way he doesn't get picked is if his replacement (Burns/Renshaw) scores a bucket full of runs in his absence and there's no way back. Sort of like when Slater was replaced by Langer in 2001.
 
The next time Warner sledges someone, this should be the players reply “I'm here to take responsibility for my part in what happened.”
 
To all those saying bowlers were definitely involved.

Yes, anyone who has played cricket knows that. Be it past tampering incidents from Faf or Pak cricketer(s)... Everyone knows everything.

You cannot ban the whole team. Or majority of it. Example has been made from those leading it. And that's enough.
 
He hardly answered any questions. But he did take responsbillity for his actions but seems as though this press conference had some hidden meaning behind it. More to come from this saga imo.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
The next time Warner sledges someone, this should be the players reply “I'm here to take responsibility for my part in what happened.”
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I heard that glib one-liner as many times as Smith's "leadership group" monologue last week.

Talking like a robot brings what benefit exactly?
 
Varun said:
I heard that glib one-liner as many times as Smith's "leadership group" monologue last week.

Talking like a robot brings what benefit exactly?
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Warner isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed

I can see why his lawyer wrote that statement and told him to read it and deflect all questions

This was probably the least bad option
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
Warner isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed

I can see why his lawyer wrote that statement and told him to read it and deflect all questions

This was probably the least bad option
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It was a great option.

All options remain open for Warner. He can quietly accept his punishment and hope to return.

But if Cricket Australia treats him like Asif and Butt (or Pietersen) and blocks his return, and if the bowlers leave him to take the blame as scapegoat, he has the flexibility to be able to tell the media the full story and destroy them forever.

He left all options open today. He didn’t deny a wider conspiracy or longer history of tampering.
 
Listened to it now and found the waterworks a bit forced.

Honestly its hard to feel sympathy for Warner given his history of vicious on-field sledging. He is one of the biggest contributors to this culture of nastiness that the Australian team have been criticised for.

He was acting very piously when Faf du Plessis was involved in ball tampering two years ago but now the shoe's on the other foot. However I hope CA don't end his career because A) the punishment wouldn't fit the crime and B) whatever one thinks of him as a human being, he is an entertaining cricketer who draws crowds and cricket is in a desperately fragile state which cannot afford to lose its biggest names.
 
Junaids said:
But if Cricket Australia treats him like Asif and Butt (or Pietersen) and blocks his return, and if the bowlers leave him to take the blame as scapegoat, he has the flexibility to be able to tell the media the full story and destroy them forever.
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But that will be months from now if ever, long after everybody has had the time to cool down.

If he wants to go nuclear, the time is now.
 
Varun said:
But that will be months from now if ever, long after everybody has had the time to cool down.

If he wants to go nuclear, the time is now.
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First, he needs to see if he can get the ban reduced on appeal.

Second, he needs to see whether they pick him when he’s eligible to play.

He’ll only go nuclear if they continue to ignore him like Asif and Butt.
 
Have sympathy for him that he may never play for Australia again and I feel most people should. Yes I know he sledges etc but this is his livelihood and he may never get to do it again. Representing your country in any sport must be an honor and because of this mistake he may never play again.

It's not like he went to a restaurant, asked for a rare steak and it came back well done. That's not a big deal. This is a big deal. International Cricket needs David Warner, and so do Australia, and this is coming from someone who really doesn't like Australia.
 
hadi123 said:
Have sympathy for him that he may never play for Australia again and I feel most people should. Yes I know he sledges etc but this is his livelihood and he may never get to do it again. Representing your country in any sport must be an honor and because of this mistake he may never play again.

It's not like he went to a restaurant, asked for a rare steak and it came back well done. That's not a big deal. This is a big deal. International Cricket needs David Warner, and so do Australia, and this is coming from someone who really doesn't like Australia.
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Brilliantly put! I don't understand the hate towards Warner in this forum. Yes! He cheated and got punished. But Smith and Warner are very important to Australian Cricket and International cricket. I only hope CA considers him again after 1 year.
 
Tyler Durden said:
Brilliantly put! I don't understand the hate towards Warner in this forum. Yes! He cheated and got punished. But Smith and Warner are very important to Australian Cricket and International cricket. I only hope CA considers him again after 1 year.
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No they are not. No individual is bigger than the game.
 
I'm sorry, but I think CA is run by a bunch of clowns. BCCI or even PCB would've handled the situation much, much better and wouldn't have let the general public to have an iota of idea avout the ongoing situation.

And why on earth Smith confessed about his involvement in a press conference. Couldn't he just make Bancroft or whatever the name of that rookie player the scapegoat and make a deal with CA? If I were in Smith's position I wouldn't have acted so stupidly.

He's so dumb that he got himself I to trouble, he threw the whole leadership group under the bus in his melodramatic press conference.
 
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Junaids said:
First, he needs to see if he can get the ban reduced on appeal.

Second, he needs to see whether they pick him when he’s eligible to play.

He’ll only go nuclear if they continue to ignore him like Asif and Butt.
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Butt was never a franchise cricket darling, Asif had a comprehensive history of disciplinary problems, adding to that, the crime they committed and the way they kept denying it has come back to bite them. Plus all of them had a hefty 5 year ban not 12 months. We saw Russell coming back from a 12 month ban and Samuel from a 2 year ban. Russell was coming to his own before getting injured while Samuels topped his previous performances after coming back.

In addition, Asif is barred from entering UAE where PSL has been held mostly till now. And his age is also pretty old for a seam bowler trying to make himself relevant again.

Warner will easily get picked up by franchises in leagues like PSL, CPL, BPL and maybe IPL and BBL.
 
RainMan_ said:
I'm sorry, but I think CA is run by a bunch of clowns. BCCI or even PCB would've handled the situation much, much better and wouldn't have let the general public to have an iota of idea avout the ongoing situation.

And why on earth Smith confessed about his involvement in a press conference. Couldn't he just make Bancroft or whatever the name of that rookie player the scapegoat and make a deal with CA? If I were in Smith's position I wouldn't have acted so stupidly.

He's so dumb that he got himself I to trouble, he threw the whole leadership group under the bus in his melodramatic press conference.
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Lol, when you ask someone who has never done anything wrong before in his life to do something wrong, he will be the first to crack at the sign of pressure.
 
Frankly speaking Mr Warner is a lot more intelligent then I thought , taking his family to the presser was the only debatable move..
 
Warner is a nasty bully but this whole thing with the 1 year bans and public tears is just over the top nonsense. He should have got a 5 match a ban and a fine. Every team tampers with the ball and its always premeditated, so what makes this cheating any different?
 
I can only have sympathy for him if he tells me how often in the past he got away with this trick !!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Candice Warner blames herself for husband David's downfall in ball-tampering scandal

Candice Warner, the wife of Australia's former vice-captain, said she blamed herself for her husband's fall from grace as she opened up about the toll the ordeal has taken on her family.

David Warner was banned for a year by Cricket Australia for his role in the plan to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

In an emotional press conference on Saturday, Warner appeared uneasy when asked whether the abuse earlier in the tour of Candice, both by South African crowds and allegedly by opponent Quinton de Kock, had contributed to his decision to cheat.

“It’s tough for me to talk about where my thoughts were on that day, given the previous circumstances in Durban,” he replied.

The 31-year-old repeatedly avoided answering whether anyone knew about the plot other than himself, captain Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, resorting time and again to a pre-prepared line that he was “here to take responsibility for my actions on day three at Newlands”.

"I"m sure there were things he wanted to say but he just couldn't get it out. He is hurting. He is seriously, seriously struggling and he's not in a great headspace," Candice Warner told News Corp Australia.

"He's just such an emotional wreck.

"I feel like it's all my fault and it's killing me - it's absolutely killing me. "I haven't been much of a support because I've been a wreck.

"I'm really not well. "If people could understand ... if they could just sympathise just slightly with the month that he's had."

She also opened up about how the abuse had affected their family earlier in the tour. South African fans had targeted them both with personal abuse about Candice's tryst with New Zealand Rugby Union player Sonny Bill Williams over 10 years ago, long before she met the cricketer.

Some South African fans wore masks of Williams in the crowd.

"Seeing them wearing the masks. To have people staring and pointing and laughing at me, to have the signs, to have, you know, the songs made up about me - I would have to sit there and cop that," Candice Warner said.

"Dave would come home from the game and see me in tears in the bedroom, and the girls just looking at their mum. He had to just cope with it.

"Coming home today I walked into the room and I was in tears and our daughters were so upset. They were like 'why you crying, Mummy?'.

"I had to make an excuse ... it's really hard to explain to kids and they don't understand."

Warner and Smith were suspended for 12 months and Bancroft received a nine-month ban for their roles in the incident, while head coach Darren Lehmann announced he will step down after the fourth Test in Johannesburg.

The three players, who are expected to launch legal actions this week, have until the middle of the week to appeal their bans and are in talks with lawyers.

Warner looks set to take action, having said after the press conference that he could not answer questions due to the ongoing legal process.

Reports in Australia over the weekend claimed that Smith did not know of the details of the ball-tampering plan until he saw it unfold on the big screen at Newlands.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported Smith did not know how the plan would be carried out and expressed he did not like the idea but did nothing to stop it.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...lames-husband-davids-downfall-ball-tampering/
 
AssassinatedDevil said:
Candice Warner blames herself for husband David's downfall in ball-tampering scandal

Candice Warner, the wife of Australia's former vice-captain, said she blamed herself for her husband's fall from grace as she opened up about the toll the ordeal has taken on her family.

David Warner was banned for a year by Cricket Australia for his role in the plan to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

In an emotional press conference on Saturday, Warner appeared uneasy when asked whether the abuse earlier in the tour of Candice, both by South African crowds and allegedly by opponent Quinton de Kock, had contributed to his decision to cheat.

“It’s tough for me to talk about where my thoughts were on that day, given the previous circumstances in Durban,” he replied.

The 31-year-old repeatedly avoided answering whether anyone knew about the plot other than himself, captain Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, resorting time and again to a pre-prepared line that he was “here to take responsibility for my actions on day three at Newlands”.

"I"m sure there were things he wanted to say but he just couldn't get it out. He is hurting. He is seriously, seriously struggling and he's not in a great headspace," Candice Warner told News Corp Australia.

"He's just such an emotional wreck.

"I feel like it's all my fault and it's killing me - it's absolutely killing me. "I haven't been much of a support because I've been a wreck.

"I'm really not well. "If people could understand ... if they could just sympathise just slightly with the month that he's had."

She also opened up about how the abuse had affected their family earlier in the tour. South African fans had targeted them both with personal abuse about Candice's tryst with New Zealand Rugby Union player Sonny Bill Williams over 10 years ago, long before she met the cricketer.

Some South African fans wore masks of Williams in the crowd.

"Seeing them wearing the masks. To have people staring and pointing and laughing at me, to have the signs, to have, you know, the songs made up about me - I would have to sit there and cop that," Candice Warner said.

"Dave would come home from the game and see me in tears in the bedroom, and the girls just looking at their mum. He had to just cope with it.

"Coming home today I walked into the room and I was in tears and our daughters were so upset. They were like 'why you crying, Mummy?'.

"I had to make an excuse ... it's really hard to explain to kids and they don't understand."

Warner and Smith were suspended for 12 months and Bancroft received a nine-month ban for their roles in the incident, while head coach Darren Lehmann announced he will step down after the fourth Test in Johannesburg.

The three players, who are expected to launch legal actions this week, have until the middle of the week to appeal their bans and are in talks with lawyers.

Warner looks set to take action, having said after the press conference that he could not answer questions due to the ongoing legal process.

Reports in Australia over the weekend claimed that Smith did not know of the details of the ball-tampering plan until he saw it unfold on the big screen at Newlands.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported Smith did not know how the plan would be carried out and expressed he did not like the idea but did nothing to stop it.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...lames-husband-davids-downfall-ball-tampering/
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Quick, someone get the violin! Honestly, the Warners need to stop fishing for sympathy. It's not happening.
 
Also, I am getting a bit fed up of people saying "every team tampers with the ball". No they don't. No team tampers with the ball.
 
I am sure Candice is distraught. Such kind of public humiliation for having done something ages ago, that too in front of your kids is terrible to go through.

But this would not have come out if Warner had kept his cool that day on the staircase.

And that wouldnt have happened if Warner had'nt sledged the way he did.

So yeah! Candice is suffering due to David's actions :dw:ssmith
 
All PR propaganda by Candice.
All credibility she had was lost when she hired Roxy Jacenko as her PR manager.
 
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I do feel for the Warner household but karma can be a :128:. Dave has been a pain to deal with for CA because of his on/off field antics and his shenanigans have finally caught up to him. Feel bad for the misses as well but she should just accept it and move on. Bringing it up constantly in the media isn't helping anyone. Sooner rather than later we will get headings like "Sonny Williams reason behind ball tampering. An angry, emotional Warner resorted to desperate means after being taunted"
 
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Reports in Australia over the weekend claimed that Smith did not know of the details of the ball-tampering plan until he saw it unfold on the big screen at Newlands.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported Smith did not know how the plan would be carried out and expressed he did not like the idea but did nothing to stop it.
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Smith is being mush smarter than Warner.

Showcasing himself as a honorable captain who took all responsibility on his shoulders in-spite of not knowing anything about the tape

Aussie public is lapping this up big time :ssmith
 
Horrible and desperate PR attempts. We don’t know for sure how long David Warner, Smith and co. have been tampering with the ball. They need to come out with the truth first. Blaming the crowd’s behaviour is a diversionary tactic.

Aussies phir ro rahey hai :dw :ssmith
 
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Candice is trying to get everyone to feel sorry for them. Your husband can dish it out but cannot take it the fact of the matter is this is an actual thing that happened not something disgusting said to shut him up. He needed to keep his cool but as he didn't it just escalated with the masks etc.
 
Time for this couple to cash in their notoriety by signing up for a crass reality show.
 
Just saw footage of Warner's apology. The video seemed an exercise in phony perception management. I don't buy his tears, his sentiments or that he had any hand in writing any of that speech.
 
badsha001 said:
I am still waiting for Amir, Asif, Salman Butt, Kaneria and Sharjeel press conference where they admit their crimes or wrongdoing and ask for forgiveness...

Kudos to Australian players to show some balls and admit everything at the front of the whole world.
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Amir, Asif & salman Butt have all done press conferences & interviews admitting their crime minus the tears. (nobody wants to see a grown man cry anyways) . However Kaneria & Sharjeel maintain their claim of innocence to this day.
 
I'm sorry: Warner accepts CA ban

David Warner has joined Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft in accepting Cricket Australia's sanctions for his role in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

Warner, like his teammates both did yesterday, took to social media to confirm he's accepted his lengthy suspension from international and Australian domestic cricket.

"I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me," Warner tweeted on Thursday afternoon (AEST).

"I am truly sorry for my actions and will now do everything I can to be a better person, teammate and role model.

"I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me. I am truly sorry for my actions and will now do everything I can to be a better person, teammate and role model."

It means Warner will not play for Australia for the next 12 months and is also precluded from playing for NSW during that period.

He has been banned from holding any leadership role within the national team for the remainder of his playing career.

The opener is however free to play Premier Cricket as well in overseas domestic competitions, subject to Cricket Australia granting him a No Objection Certificate.

Warner’s decision not to appeal would appear to draw a line under the saga, which has gained worldwide attention and sparked condemnation from the likes of the Australian Prime Minister.

Both Smith and Bancroft announced they’d accepted their fate on Wednesday, opting not to challenge the respective 12 and nine-month suspensions handed down by CA last week.

Warner tearfully apologised for his role in the fiasco on Saturday, admitting he was resigned to the fact he may never play for Australia again.

But his decision not to contest the charges handed down by CA indicates he holds out hope of one day pulling on his Baggy Green again.

"To the fans and the lovers of the game who have supported and inspired me on my journey as a cricketer, I want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me," Warner said last week.

"I have let you down badly. I hope in time I can find a way to repay you for all you've given me and possibly earn your respect again.

"There's a tiny ray of hope that I may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again but I'm resigned to the fact that that may never happen again.

"In the coming weeks and months I'm going to look at how this happened and who I am as a man.

"I will seek out advice and expertise to help me make serious changes."

The 31-year-old arrived back in Australia last week having been responsible for the "development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball", and "instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan", according to CA’s sanctions.

He was also charged with providing advice to Bancroft on how to tamper with the ball "including demonstrating how it could be done" as well as misleading the Newlands match officials by concealing his knowledge of the plan.

Both Warner and Smith have had their A$2.4million Indian Premier League contracts torn up by the Board of Control for Cricket of India, and banned from this year's tournament.

The former captain and vice-captain will be available to return to all forms of cricket in March 2019, while Bancroft will be permitted to play again in December this year.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/dav...l-tampering-scandal-smith-bancroft/2018-04-05
 
While serving his 12-month ban from international and domestic cricket in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, David Warner has been spotted getting his hands dirty.

The former Australian vice-captain was getting to work on a construction site in Maroubra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

It wasn't a random job site however. It was the location of his new home, which is in the process of being built.

Footage of Warner was shared on The Daily Telegraph.

"I’m putting the Celebrity Apprentice to work!" Mardini Constructions said on their social media account.

Warner's wife Candice similarly shared images of the family - including their two young children - on the site of their future five-storey mansion with a reported cost of $4 million.

The opening batsman has kept a low profile since the ball-tampering controversy which rocked Australian cricket following the tour of South Africa.

Warner copped a ban along with former captain Steve Smith (12 months) and fellow opener Cameron Bancroft (nine months) for his role in the plan to use sandpaper on the ball, and was told by Cricket Australia that he would never again hold a leadership position in the national side, should he ever return to the squad.

Warner lost numerous sponsors in the fallout, as well as his lucrative $2.4 million contract in the Indian Premier League captaining SunRisers Hyderabad, where he would have been playing now if not for the repercussions of the ball-tampering saga.

"Mistakes have been made which have damaged cricket," Warner said in a statement on his return from South Africa last month.

"I apologise for my part and take responsibility for it.

"I understand the distress this has caused the sport and its fans.

"It's a stain on the game we all love and I have loved since I was a boy."

Cricket Australia's subsequent investigation into the events at Cape Town found that the fiery opener instructed Bancroft on how to scuff up the ball during the third Test.

Their findings concluded that Warner was guilty of the "development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan to take steps to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper; provision of advice to a junior player regarding how a ball could be artificially altered including demonstrating how it could be done; failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and/or implementation of the plan; failure to report his knowledge of the plan at any time prior to or during the match; misleading Match Officials through the concealment of his knowledge of and involvement in the plan; and failure to voluntarily report his knowledge of the plan after the match."

Warner will be allowed to play grade cricket while serving his suspension, and is "encouraged to do so to maintain links with the cricket community."

As part of CA's ruling, the banned players have also been instructed to undertake 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/04/20...tion-site-during-cricket-ban?ocid=social-WWOS
 
MenInG said:
While serving his 12-month ban from international and domestic cricket in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, David Warner has been spotted getting his hands dirty.

The former Australian vice-captain was getting to work on a construction site in Maroubra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

It wasn't a random job site however. It was the location of his new home, which is in the process of being built.

Footage of Warner was shared on The Daily Telegraph.

"I’m putting the Celebrity Apprentice to work!" Mardini Constructions said on their social media account.

Warner's wife Candice similarly shared images of the family - including their two young children - on the site of their future five-storey mansion with a reported cost of $4 million.

The opening batsman has kept a low profile since the ball-tampering controversy which rocked Australian cricket following the tour of South Africa.

Warner copped a ban along with former captain Steve Smith (12 months) and fellow opener Cameron Bancroft (nine months) for his role in the plan to use sandpaper on the ball, and was told by Cricket Australia that he would never again hold a leadership position in the national side, should he ever return to the squad.

Warner lost numerous sponsors in the fallout, as well as his lucrative $2.4 million contract in the Indian Premier League captaining SunRisers Hyderabad, where he would have been playing now if not for the repercussions of the ball-tampering saga.

"Mistakes have been made which have damaged cricket," Warner said in a statement on his return from South Africa last month.

"I apologise for my part and take responsibility for it.

"I understand the distress this has caused the sport and its fans.

"It's a stain on the game we all love and I have loved since I was a boy."

Cricket Australia's subsequent investigation into the events at Cape Town found that the fiery opener instructed Bancroft on how to scuff up the ball during the third Test.

Their findings concluded that Warner was guilty of the "development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan to take steps to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper; provision of advice to a junior player regarding how a ball could be artificially altered including demonstrating how it could be done; failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and/or implementation of the plan; failure to report his knowledge of the plan at any time prior to or during the match; misleading Match Officials through the concealment of his knowledge of and involvement in the plan; and failure to voluntarily report his knowledge of the plan after the match."

Warner will be allowed to play grade cricket while serving his suspension, and is "encouraged to do so to maintain links with the cricket community."

As part of CA's ruling, the banned players have also been instructed to undertake 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/04/20...tion-site-during-cricket-ban?ocid=social-WWOS
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Reads like a marketing campaign - as fake as his conscious.
 
Gilly said:
Is he doing what Amir did with all the fake PR and fake remorse.
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Beleive it or not... Amir hired one of the best PR Firm and Warner should do same. Amir even had to cut his hair to look more innocent, told by his firm
 
David Warner echoed his former Australia captain Steve Smith when he said he was “humbled” by the support he was getting as he serves a suspension for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.

Warner, who like Smith and Cameron Bancroft did not appeal the sanctions imposed by Cricket Australia after the incident in South Africa, has been spending time with his family as he works to put the controversy behind him.

“It is humbling and overwhelming,” said Warner in an interview to NT News. “Sometimes with our society something has to happen for the worst for people to come out and show a lot of support and I think I’ve learned a valuable lesson in this myself for the support I have been given to be on the front foot to help others.”

Steve Smith and David Warner are both serving 12-month bans Steve Smith and David Warner are both serving 12-month bans

Warner, who has kept a low profile since he returned from South Africa, spent time playing cricket and interacting with children in Darwin. He said he was enjoying the break from the rigours of the professional circuit.

“I think the biggest thing for us has been when you are in a routine you can get caught in a bubble – cricket, hotels, packing your bags, coming home. You are not home for long,” he said.

“With an extended period of time you are in a good routine but then it is selfless – kids are a priority – so it’s day care, swimming lessons, gymnastic lessons and then you get your quality time together as parents.

“I’ve missed that part until now where the kids run up to the gate saying, ‘Mummy and daddy are here’, and I am really enjoying and embracing that.”

'I have been extremely humbled by the enormous amount of support' - Smith 'I have been extremely humbled by the enormous amount of support' - Smith

On Friday 4 May, Smith on his return home to Australia after an extended trip overseas, had vowed to 'earn back trust'.

“I have had some time away to come to terms with everything and now it’s time to get back into it,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “The amount of emails and letters I have received has been incredible and I have been extremely humbled by the enormous amount of support you have given me. I now have a lot to do to earn back your trust.”

The trio’s hopes of making their way back to the Australia squad were given a boost with Justin Langer, the new coach, keeping the door open for their possible return.

“When I think about Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith, they love the game of cricket more than anyone I know and they are great kids,” Langer said after his appointment. “David Warner is the same. He's a really great young bloke. This will be a really important message: If they are willing to meet the standards of the Australian cricket team, I think everyone has a place.”

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/678348
 
Tim Paine rejects claims David Warner has been ostracised after ball-tampering scandal

Australia's new cricket captain Tim Paine has rejected claims former vice-captain David Warner has been ostracised by the playing group in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.

Warner is currently serving a one-year suspension for his role in the cheating incident, along with then-captain Steve Smith, while junior player Cameron Bancroft has been sidelined for nine months.

It has been widely reported that Warner was shunned by his teammates in the wake of the scandal, but incoming Test and One Day International captain Tim Paine said that was not true.

"No he wasn't [ostracised by the group] actually," Paine said.

"Certainly the week in South Africa was very difficult and everyone said that, but guys in that team get along well and David is a respected member of that team and always has been.

"For as long as I've been around the team he's been really well liked and really well received by his teammates."

Paine said claims some members of the team do not want to play with the former opener were "off the mark" and "unfair" on Warner.

He said while Warner's competitiveness might sometimes "rub the opposition up the wrong way" it was well received within the Australian team.

"Within our team he's someone with that energy and that competitiveness who we love playing with," he said.

"There's a side of David that people don't know which is a really loyal, really caring and a good team man to have around."

Paine rejected claims there was disharmony among the playing group, but said members of the national team generally did not stay in close contact when they returned home because they lived in different parts of the country.


Suspended players will be 'welcomed back'

The new captain said he had been in contact with Warner, Smith and Bancroft.

"All three are certainly going to be welcomed back into our team, if they're prepared to toe the line with our new brand of cricket, which I know they will," Paine said.

"I know they'll all do the right thing and score enough runs to be back in our side and they'll be certainly be welcomed back."

Paine said he would be sitting down with new coach Justin Langer to discuss a "new brand" of cricket for the national team.

"Justin and I are certainly on the same page with the way we want it to look," he said.

"There's just going to be a fine line between being still a really competitive, hard, Australian cricket team and being able to be a bit more respectful of our opposition and the game.

"I think at times we've got a little bit carried away in trying to intimidate teams and we've just got to focus on our skill."


Paine expects England to be 'basking in' the scandal

Paine has been named interim captain of the One Day International team for its upcoming tour of England, in addition to his position leading the Test side.

He said the team would be preparing for some backlash to the ball-tampering scandal during the tour.

"It's something certainly we'll have to touch on because I think it's certainly going to be raised," he said.

"I think the English are going to be sort of basking in the glory of what's happened.

"It's going to be different, but playing in England the crowds and the media are always coming at us with something, but it's just going to be the level of it and the seriousness of what's happened."

He said he hoped if the team played well the focus would shift back to cricket.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-...rner-has-been-ostracised-by-teammates/9747190
 
stil makes me sick. I hope the cheats cop alot of flak this summer. I dont think they will as their white privilege will protect them most of them time..
 
He's learnt his lesson. Australia has a certain sports culture and that will remain forever. We should all stop worrying about Warner.
 
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