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Former West Indies fast bowling legend, Sir Curtly Ambrose has labelled the suspensions imposed by both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket Australia (CA) on three Australian cricketers in a ball-tampering scandal, as a “slap on the wrist.”
Former captain Steven Smith and batsmen David Warner and Cameron Bancroft apologised last week over the incident, which happened in a Test match in South Africa.
The trio was each given one-match suspensions by the ICC and had to forfeit their match fees. While Smith and Warner received 12-month bans from the sport, Cricket Australia suspended Bancroft for nine months.This, Ambrose said, is not a deterrent.
“Remember the ICC only gave them one-match suspensions and their match fees, and, to me, that was a slap on the wrist because something like that should be more than just a one match and match fees. These guys should be banned for a couple of years because that’s foolishness, to be honest. It’s telling me that I can cheat as much as I want and be prepared to just get a match off and my match fee and that’s ok,” he said.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Ambrose is right about it. ICC is the highest Court of cricket and for that kind of embarrassment, only one game? Last month WI captain Jason Holder, was banned for one game just for slow overrate. Had they been from Pakistan we would be probably looking at 5 yrs if not for life. Australia jumped in quickly and baned them for a year but, expect them to reduce it significantly.

Ambrose is a tad harsh, given the type of infraction - The sons of slaves must not only be mindful of how they meet out punishment to others, but also be careful!

Punishment must be tempered with mercy!

How many tests did the then ICC ban Colin Croft for running into Fred Goodall? Or Holding for kicking the stumps?

In reply to sandisha

I said that here already. Noone took notice

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In reply to Khaga



you are a troublemaker!

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All ball tampering is pre-meditated..heck even running into umpires and kicking the stumps is premeditated

In reply to Khaga

Morons like you should be discussing about kabadi not cricket.Both Indian cricket God and semi God got caught in cheating.
I can see why you support cheating.It is a way of life for you. Cheating players and cheating umpires should be punished.

In reply to joealp

Yes, Buchknor got punished..

THOSE WHO REGULARLY DEPENDENT ON THE

TOP INTERNATIONAL CRICKET TEAMS TO

FATTEN THEIR COFFERS WILL ALWAYS BE

LENIENT TO THEIR PLAYERS .


THAT IS HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED . I AM

ON RECORD STATING THAT MUCH MORE

CRICKET IS PLAYED OFF THE FIELD THAN

ON THE FIELD .

To those who do not believe Me , please find out which Team had the
Fastest Bowlers in the World , when
the 1 Bouncer per Over Rule was introduced in Cricket .

I can go further back and ask this
Question :

WHO HAD THE BEST CRICKET TEAM IN THE

WORLD WHEN ENGLAND DECIDED TO LIMIT

OVERSEAS PLAYERS FROM PLAYING CRICKET

IN ENGLAND ??????


WHO HAD THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD

WHEN THE ICC DECIDED THAT THE LONG

INTERNATIONAL TOURS TO COUNTRIES

WOULD BE SHORTENED ???????

What I have stated above should aptly
demonstrate to Everyone the stark fact that much more Cricket is played
in the ICC than in various Stadia in
the World .

BTW , the Top International Teams not to long ago decided to hijack the Lion's Share of the ICC Profits .

ALL THE ABOVE IS AMPLE PROOF THAT

THOSE AT THE TOP ALWAYS GET BREAKS

THAT BENEFIT THEM , THOSE AT THE

BOTTOM LIKE OUR TEAM ; THE WICBC/CWI

IS ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE SCRAPS

THAT THEY ARE GIVEN .

In reply to sandisha

It is not about Pakistan.
It is plain as black and white.
Check the rules.
They need to change the rule, the punishment.