Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were part of a conspiracy to win the match under any circumstances. They were acting like a mafia gang. I am sorry for these guys, but there is no point crying now!
Would they have had these press conferences if they didn't get caught? Are they crying today because they got caught or because they are now ashamed of match-fix by altering the condition of the ball?
I blame them for their state but also blame the money involved in each series. These players are under tremendous pressure to win, because each win you win a test series, which then links to the contracts that these players have with their IPL teams, sponsors and the respective boards! And then, sometimes the brain makes them do things that are outside the laws of the game.
IPL season starts in 1st week of April, just after the Aus- SA series! IPL also pays these players in £ millions. If Smith & Warner went to India with series win against South Africa, they would have reached the shores of the sub-continent as "leaders of Australia that conquered Africa" (something like that in marketing terms). Which could mean that Smith would be captain of Rajasthan Royals & Warner would be captain of Hyderabad for a long long time; that would have resulted to loads of more ££s. I feel sorry for them but also blame the ££s that now run cricket.
All players should understand that they are multi-millionaires today because they play the sport with passion and in the spirit of the game; not because they cheated & never get caught. The sport will survive for many 100s of years, but your cheating won't survive for long!
Would they have had these press conferences if they didn't get caught? Are they crying today because they got caught or because they are now ashamed of match-fix by altering the condition of the ball?
I blame them for their state but also blame the money involved in each series. These players are under tremendous pressure to win, because each win you win a test series, which then links to the contracts that these players have with their IPL teams, sponsors and the respective boards! And then, sometimes the brain makes them do things that are outside the laws of the game.
IPL season starts in 1st week of April, just after the Aus- SA series! IPL also pays these players in £ millions. If Smith & Warner went to India with series win against South Africa, they would have reached the shores of the sub-continent as "leaders of Australia that conquered Africa" (something like that in marketing terms). Which could mean that Smith would be captain of Rajasthan Royals & Warner would be captain of Hyderabad for a long long time; that would have resulted to loads of more ££s. I feel sorry for them but also blame the ££s that now run cricket.
All players should understand that they are multi-millionaires today because they play the sport with passion and in the spirit of the game; not because they cheated & never get caught. The sport will survive for many 100s of years, but your cheating won't survive for long!
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