EXCLUSIVE: Cameron Bancroft opens up on ball tampering scandal

[@ellleryweston1396]

This is the most genuine apology I’ve ever seen big respect

[@gayan2517]

Hatsoff to Sandcroft.

[@90skidtamizhan]

​@@gayan2517😂

[@abhimanyu3505]

Poor guy, got stiched up real bad. Making the youngest player on the team to do the illegal stuff is just pathetic.

[@TheJunglecrab]

100% couldn’t agree more! It’s commendable that he still protecting his team , but it has cost him. The psychological impact on him has been profound - in 2020 his form dropped so bad he couldn’t even make the WA state side. Hope he works things out, gets back to his true potential and can express his talent in middle

[@sambeckwith6618]

And he is tough to do this interview i’m not sure that David Warner and Steve Smith did the interview like this

[@benwatson1414]

I agree he was the scapegoat the one to take the fall if got caught

[@aledwyn6017]

Could of said no he's an adult who's accountable for his actions

[@transittubee]

@@aledwyn6017 he said he does hold himself accountable..

[@stuartsmith3647]

I think this is a wonderful interview. Well done Cameron for accepting your mistake. And taking responsibility for your actions. I'm a proud England fan. Hope to see you playing in the next ashes series. I wish you well with the rest of your career. No one can judge you for your past. Only on what you are when you stand in front of them.

[@luckypete0879]

Cam all I can say is it takes a lot of guts to get out there in front of the media and say sorry that you did the wrong thing (And not just You) I think your honesty here in this interview really shows the true man you are and how you have learnt from a past mistake coming from within an Australian team culture that wanted to win at all costs.....I still take my hat of to you for courage after the fact.

[@Abdullah-Yousaf]

How can Smith, Warner and management asked a youngster to do this at the very start of his career? He is such a class player. And that incident wasted his 5 years. He is the most consistent opener in Sheffield Shield in last few years. It really hurts to see him out of the team.

[@zayn659]

His career is dead now, buried 6 feet deep.

[@gayan2517]

Poor Sandcroft. 😢

[@bigmoist2112]

Yeah Warner and Smith really out there killing a youngster's career while they're back earning big bucks and walking around like nothing happened

[@calbx242]

not exactly what happened, from the total accumulated information it seems that warner and maybe a couple other higher ups discussed this idea and brought it to Bancroft. Smith heard about the idea but chose to turn a blind eye and not get involved (effectively letting down the team as captain being a bystander which is was a terrible lapse of judgment). Many parties to blame but a regrettable mistake on all fronts.

[@baricho4771]

Senior player vs Junior player.. poor bloke never stood a chance. Makes me sick Warner never got the same treatment

[@razbaybee8336]

i guess regardless of the interviews, we'll never know what really went on and for how long it went on for.

[@Verity12ful]

until warner retires and lets rip in his book

[@pumba8148]

Yeah that’s the sad thing however we can’t accuse anyone if and until the full story. With everything that we know now I think that Cameron and Smith are good blokes and have learned there lesson and the test show coming out we have learned that the whole Australian team has changed the way they act on and off the field as the new head coach Justin Langer has showed. I’m not to sure on how David Warner has been lately however we do know about plenty of times where he has crossed the line with abusing opponents on the field and with strong evidence pointing towards him match fixing, so Warner is a different story I can’t make a judgment on how he should be handled by the fans and the icc. I think most people blew it out of proportion, yes they cheated, but they have learned there lesson there is no room for abuse in the game and people shouldn’t only see these people as cheaters but as human beings some people still haven’t forgiven them yet it should never be forgotten but we should forgive.

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

Smith had nothing to do with it and had no clue about it he was the scapegoat and took responsibility for his mate Warner at least Warner’s finally learned his lesson (as of right now who knows what will happen in SA this time round) Smith is Smith from the 17,18 Ashes and well Cameron this incident ruined him, I never thought much of Bancroft but this really ruined him so much that he shouldn’t even play for the Scorchers.

[@ajsvys54321]

@@pumba8148 warner fixed matches? I never heard his name, I only heard it was Maxwell that al Jazeera documentary pointed it to

[@razbaybee8336]

@Sonny Emery you don’t have a gf mate

[@markrobinson1369]

You can’t tell me the bowlers didn’t know what was happening

[@RuanAntunes7]

Yeah. I feel like there’s a lot more to this scandal that never came to light but unfortunately we’ll never know unless someone admits to something

[@kennedysan1045]

They'll get their pens out once they retire. ​@@RuanAntunes7

[@melanieperumal9968]

I feel really sad that Dave/Smith targeted the youngest and most vulnerable person in the team to action the tampering. Let us have compassion and forgive this young man. He has learned from his mistake. My thing is the 3 could not be the only guys in the team who knew about it. The 3 that were impacted were batters surely the bowlers saw the condition of the ball changing. Secondly CA issued punishment that where ineffective. The times they were punished for left them available to play when their team were in big matches and T20 WC.

[@soumyashreebiswal14]

Ofcourse they weren't. There's no way that Darren Lehmann had no idea about all this!

[@featuredview6546]

Exactly what Salman Butt did to Mohd Amir

[@tomhickson8313]

David Warner and Steve Smith in my view would have never played for Australia again 👍👍👍

[@GGSquad33]

@@tomhickson8313 wouldnt do that, the incident was significant, david warner i somewhat understand steve smith should be banned from leadership for life not 24 months but he should play again, problem is these 2 bring a lot of money for australia because they win more, bat better etc etc plus theyre the most popular aussie batters

[@Stuart.Mckenzie]

Smith threw this young player under the bus at the news conference deferring to Bancroft saying “you want to explain this”, now he’s back as vice captain, just shows that these days the ends justify the means. Weak p***k.

[@Thisdracoundefeated]

I feel really sorry for him, he got pushed into doing something by his captain and Warner so he was screwed either way, of course he shouldn't have done it, and yes he lied about it after, but I think he's not to blame. He was peer-pressured into it, now we see Warner and Smith back to playing intl. Tests like nothing ever happened, Smith even got the captaincy back for a match (admittedly due to covid but still...) and Bancroft's career and mental state was shot forever. He was put into the same situation as Trevor Chappell, forever being remembered for getting forced to do something wrong which cost him an international test career. Sorry for that mate.

[@Gourav-511]

YT recommend me this after Bancroft opens up on this scandal again 😂😂

[@pz4934]

lmaoo here also

[@timsmyth9443]

Same

[@insinkerator7331]

im sure some of those australian pace bowlers were part of the so called leadership group!!!..a fast bowler will be very quick to pick up changes in ball condition..

[@rvs1444]

Did you what he revealed yesterday. Bancroft in an interview said that all the fast bowlers knew what was being done to the ball.

[@sandsplasherasmr1865]

@@rvs1444 link to the vid?

[@rvs1444]

@@sandsplasherasmr1865 Check out Bancroft's recent interviews I tried linking the vid twice, KZbin seems to have deleted both

[@Gaurav.P0]

​@@rvs1444can you tell tittle of that video ?

[@Gaurav.P0]

​@@rvs1444what's the title of the vid ?

[@Shorty-uh9ks]

Bancroft is the only player I feel sorry for here. He was told by the ‘leadership group’ to cheat. He was a young kid in his first few matches.

[@TheJunglecrab]

Mitch Starc was reverse swinging a cricket ball 2 feet and around corners before Cape Town. 2020, he’s praying for a 50 knot crosswind to move the ball half an inch.

[@ayushkale3669]

He has changed his bowling action... He is 31 already, as a fast bowler who wants to play for long time he needs to make sure his body is not under too much stress or it may break down(Ahish Nehra has had a ton of surgeries cuz of this). Any bowler would rather bowl for 15-20 years without much swing in last the 5-10 years rather that swing the ball for 10-12 years and put your body at risk.

[@Proteinplunge]

one cricketer who walked off before umpire gave him out interviewing a cricketer who cheats to gain advantage. WOW

[@amanpotdar]

If I was Bancroft I'd be ashamed to even sit and speak to Gilchrist about it

[@adarshkishore8096]

Gilchrist india ke sath kya kiya tha wo dekho bhai

[@revolution2251]

@@amanpotdar use 'If I were'

[@vitulbansal4319]

learned a lot from this interview.

[@unknownfacts1138]

Ball tampering happened many times previously,,but those incidents weren't pre planned,,,but this was pre planned,so it was big

[@harunyahyadotorg]

How is possible for no bowler to have no knowledge or input in this?

[@abhimanyu3505]

Kevin pietersen also made the Same observation.

[@username7407]

I'm a bit late but prior to that, Pat cummins was seen stepping on the ball

[@optoms1178]

They all knew...Australia are cheats period

[@TheTenners]

The best interview I have every seen from a sportsman. Opening batsman Australia needs, yet he was not called up because he took accountability and told the public who exactly came up with the idea: Warner.

[@athrvsharma2298]

true, I pity him only because he was treated as the scapegoat (even when he actually was not) and never called up again which is just sad

[@babarazamsucks]

Now we’re all here recently just days apart coincidentally and that too after what just happened to him in the BBL.

[@guguk608]

A little I feel sorry for him, now that he’s explained himself, ofcorse does not excuse the act. Though I don’t quite agree with the kudos towards him for not appealing, I mean he made a statement that he was intending to, no? And changed his mind later ofcorse cos all three ended up not appealing. And to compare what he’s done to people applying “mint saliva” on the ball I think is unfair, inequitable - what they’ve done was unbelievably shockingly wicked. Bigs up to him though for owning up to his mistakes, perhaps someday in the future we all will move past this and this incident will not be the first thing that comes to mind when we hear his name

[@featuredview6546]

Exactly what Salman Butt did to Mohd Amir

[@ksp3281]

He only owned up to it because he got caught. Can you imagine him not owning up to it despite all the camera evidence. He would be an even bigger fool that he already is. Not sure why you are giving him credit

[@bkkp5468]

The rest of the team had to know what was happening. The bowlers 100% knew. It's crazy they are still allowed to play international cricket.

[@OMNpods]

Hope he is doing okay. Lots of love from India.

[@Gaurav.P0]

Due to this dark incident this person became spiritual and wise. This reminds me of a quote by Eckhart Tolle. "Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego. "

[@jayaiyer2295]

If u scroll down the comments section u are going to meet some world class cricket pundits

[@sg-xd8jz]

u can clearly hear that he was sorry and ashamed because he got caught.

[@Operatoronthemove]

Well done Cameron! Wonder if shitshow Warner would be able to sit down for such a honest interview?

[@mittahandfo5696]

Mister D stfu kid

[@Operatoronthemove]

@@ras79r So why don't you enlight the whole of KZbin with your superior knowledge of the subject?

[@Shadow-kp3mk]

I believe Smith and Warner forced him to the dirty stuff. He was new, he was young and he was a great batsman. I think he should be given a chance in the team given the fact that the main culprits are playing now

[@StraightNoChaser86]

I think it was just Warner tbh

[@RuanAntunes7]

@@StraightNoChaser86Smith was part of it too.

[@StraightNoChaser86]

@@RuanAntunes7 I don't think he had anything to do with it happening, other than not stopping it when he found out.

[@RuanAntunes7]

@@StraightNoChaser86 that still makes him just as guilty as Warner. He was captain for crying out loud

[@StraightNoChaser86]

@@RuanAntunes7 yes I agree with that. I guess I'm just saying that he wasn't the one that instigated it, but absolutely should have shut it down when he found out.

[@dhirshg]

At first you thought Cricket Australia took this very seriously but then you realize how Smith and Warner (and all the bowlers - who obviously knew as well and possibly the coach)...basically got away with it!!! Respect to Bancroft though for this interview.

[@flamingfrancis]

"basically got away with it"...man go and look up how much of a suspension they got from their nation's governing body. I could name instances of at least five other nations with ball tampering in the modern era and offence were proven and only fines imposed. Not hard to search for.

[@bijunair2573]

3:07 he says using the sand paper is against the spirit of the game - Bullshit. This is against the law of the game, foreign object fullstop... Against the spirit of the game is sledging. This guy will do it again, no remorse. 4:05 "at the time i did not know it" again a lie, he tried to hide it from umpire for the same reason. Just a cheat who got caught.

[@VickyVk1]

Fuck off🖕

[@hoddr3787]

He did not say he did not know it. He said he did not know any better because he wanted to fit in. That doesn't mean you forget. It just means you don't think about saying no

[@harunyahyadotorg]

Biju Nair ageee, except what the future holds or what is his future actions will be , is not fair for others to judge.

[@manavpatra4808]

Fast forward to today, June 2023... and both Smith and Warner are playing for Australia. Smith is the test vice captain whereas Warner captains the Delhi Capitals IPL team. They both were part of Team Australia winning the World Test Championship this year... whereas Bancroft is nowhere to be seen. His hopes of playing for Australia again in any format almost non existent. Know when to say NO when your seniors ask you to do the wrong thing... because if and when you get caught, you will become the Fall Guy and you shall be Chewed Out! It will be a very lonely place to be in.

[@wespaul9345]

Best comment

[@flamingfrancis]

You would have to ask yourself why the IPL franchise placed him as Captain in that case. Might they have recognised he served his time of suspension as directed by his ntional body. How many other nations have done anything like this to the numerous players found guilty of ball tampering...

[@secrets1406]

Mistakes is part of life ..we have to learn and move anyway I hope you come back very strong .

Thanks Mr. Bancroft

[@starbuckscoffee8521]

He was new in the team I reckon smith and warner bullied him into it because he was new

[@mrkipling2201]

Especially Warner I reckon.

[@petersergeant2840]

Not Smith just Warner

[@pumba8148]

@@petersergeant2840 agreed

[@rvs1444]

Warner.....Smith took responsibility for all the actions

[@RuanAntunes7]

@@petersergeant2840Smith is as involved and guilty as Warner in this scandal.

[@TheBonlessTongue]

We all lose our way at some point or the other. Some more than others. Some stories see the light of the day while others stay in the dark. Let the world around him show empathy and offer support to get back on track.

[@mrkipling2201]

As an England cricket fan I wonder if it happened in the 2017/18 ashes?? I will say that they made a mistake, they’ve been punished and I hope they’ve learned from it. They deserve a 2nd chance though. Everyone who makes a mistake does. He got back in the test team for the 2019 Ashes in England. That was a remarkable achievement. Unfortunately he didn’t have the best series and was dropped. I still think he’s one of the best opening batsmen available to Australia at the moment. Pucovski is probably the future opener if he can get his fitness sorted. I think Bancroft has had his time in the test team for now though.

[@Rich3119]

Such a real and honest account of a mistake that lead to serious consequences ... he knows exactly what he did and how a silly decision affected so much. Agreed he wasn't alone and there are many reasons why but bottom line is the journey of acceptance and learning, he is such a mature person and a great player. There are so many people in this world who would have done exactly the same as this trio, and thats Bancroft, Warner AND Smith ... they all played a role and all are truly sorry .... there is nothing more real in life than the pre & post-event thought processes which are usually completely different - people do these things every single day in different aspects of life, those that say they don't, probably just don't get caught. Hope to see you back now Warner has retired Cam.

[@illwitness]

The arrogance and lack of remorse is disgusting. Pure narcissistic behavior. What a shame. Oh well we all know they're cheats. They'll never be able to escape that shame.

[@alexashmore8125]

illwitness chill out mate

[@karlgiel8891]

He is chilled puphol

[@xixx19]

You're talking as if he was caught in match fixing. The fact is, what he has been found guilty of, others have been caught the same in much more serious cases. Best if you keep your views to yourself.

[@karlgiel8891]

Doc fuck off

[@mkdisciple]

He said it was a mistake

[@fredhammond4577]

It’s not fair that he got picked on by the 2 senior players. That forced him to do it

[@optoms1178]

but he had a choice! And he made the wrong one...how stupid

[@dhonisir777]

@@optoms1178 If he chose not to he may have been left out of the team for "letting the team down"

[@VARMOT123]

he should have got a maximum of 1 or 2 matches like faf du plessis who barely got any ban or like atherton or trescothick or shoaib akhtar etc .ball tampering is like diving for a penalty in football . no where near anything like doping or fixing that is why ICC give a maximum ban of couple of matches . idiots who don't know what it was thought it was as bad as that a gave an unprecedented 1 year ban .

[@pallavideka820]

When you listen to them, you realize that they haven't done this before and this has actually affected them emotionally too. They're not professional liars. They are not even trying to defend themselves for what they did wrong. And they actually took responsibility and deeply thought about what they've done wrong. I truly respect Bancroft and Steve Smith. People make mistakes. All of us do. But not everyone learns from their mistakes. These guys have my respect and support! I hope they do very well going forward.

Thanks Mrs. Smith

[@liamhiggins4753]

Watching this years later, it was so obvious theyve been doing this for years.

[@RuanAntunes7]

I’ve thought that since the beginning. There’s no way that the match they got caught also just so happened to the first time they did it.

[@flamingfrancis]

"They" who are they...do you mean every player / nation that has been caught doing it. There are no degrees of ball tampering given the outcome of ANY tampering is done for a reason. It's a bit like the old Biblical reference...'let he who is without sin cast the first stone".

[@liamhiggins4753]

@@flamingfrancis don’t see New Zealand tampering with the ball. Neither the English.

[@brendonl624]

This is unreal..."fitting in" for aussies means cheating like the rest of them. That is so destructive for young players. Shame on Smith and Warner to make him do that. I bet Lehman was involved too.

[@PixelBaller]

I dont believe most of what he is saying. You weren't a kid. You were a grown man. And the whole 'I apologised to the umpires' means absolutely nothing when an hour later at the press conference you lied about what you were using on the ball. Credit to him for facing up to it all in this interview but let's be real, this interview is simply necessary for him to save face and continue his career.

[@leftarmorthodox]

The scent of a woman - watch this movie, Bancroft. It talks about integrity at the cost of anything.

[@TBrl8]

Ump to Smith “You’re out of order!”

[@jp10productions61]

i don't understand why when he owned up first he said that no-one had forced but in this he says it was warners fault

[@abhimanyu3505]

And now Warner's doing video's on TIK TOK to show us how much of a changed man he is. What a tool.

[@djm9937]

Poor guy. I remember feeling quite upset watching this all pan out. How awful to be put in that position !!

[@sharonmartin4036]

Through all the years since this incident I felt pity for Bancroft. He was the scapegoat. But there is NO WAY that this was the first time the Aussie team cheated. They were just lucky to get away with it for years. What sickens me is that Smith and Warner are guilty of match fixing by means of tampering with the ball and are still playing and still idolised by their fans, but someone like Hansie Cronje was totally destroyed for match fixing of a different kind. I don't see any difference in the crime committed. And I really get angry when they equate what they did with Faff du Plessis putting a bit of saliva on the ball while chewing gum or eating a sweet. Good grief, there's no comparison! Double standards as always with the ACB!

[@johangrove7342]

Gilly also cheated by using a squash ball in his left glove to gain advantage

[@rohitmudia1]

bro single handedly saved Australian cricket....

[@Whoistheboss546]

Cricket Australia framed him in order to save Australian bowlers from ball tampering

[@jabulani777]

Picture of smugness. Doesn't even care or show any remorse. How can the interviewer say he has show remorse??? WHF?

[@BuddhistTushar]

So glad to see sinless people commenting and judging on other's mistake 😌 in this video comment section

[@farazalam8307]

@Rahul 007 umm okkk

[@ZoofSkillzFishing]

Also nice to see people who want to hide the fact that a nation's pride and honor was put on the line by the very people who were supposed to represent it with the utmost dignity and respect, willing to show the entire world that it is OK to cheat.

[@garethedwards1926]

Get off your high horse. Everyone is guilty to some degree of behaving immorally, but if nobody was ever judged in order to be held accountable nobody would ever be punished. If, for example, a student is caught cheating on an exam and is consequently judged for his actions would it make sense for that student to argue that he should not be judged because those judging him are not without sin?

[@sonofabraham2085]

Maybe i am an idiot, but is there anything like a wilful mistake?

[@threesixnine8206]

I feel for Smith, he played no role in this and now receives the most stick for it, Bancroft felt pressured into it and Warner’s an idiot

[@arthurnath4738]

Mate it was his idea

[@pumba8148]

@@arthurnath4738 it was warners idea but he was onboard with it

[@yaarishmalesra5749]

Me too and smith was gonna get 9 months ban and Bancroft would have got 1 year ban until smith admitted and the ban was converted

[@yaarishmalesra5749]

@@arthurnath4738 it was actually warners idea

[@subhadeepdey3111]

Sometimes taking no action also has consequences that goes for Smith.

[@RUSSty1975]

As a cricket loving Aussie this made me stop watching cricket for a long time. We are a sport loving nation and nobody is held higher in Aus than the Australian cricket team, we play tough but we play fair and the disappointment was incredible. Cheating is cheating and thought after hearing his side I can have an understanding of why, but he still did it. Smith showed weakness by admiring he was alerted to it during play and basically put his fingers in his ears and hands over his eyes not wanting to know instead of taking charge and putting an immediate stop to it, and well David Warner is nothing more than a cretin of human being and not a man at all for pressuring and persuading a younger team member to carry out this terrible act, Warner is now very hated in Australia..

[@Sascha-v7d8y]

Kohli made me to watch this

[@sixtynine4718]

9 months goes quickly for you, because you were new to the international cricket and not that famous like Smith and Warner .

[@manjuvatsh7508]

Bruh

[@harrydellis9352]

You have to feel sorry for them with what the press was saying. But what they did was appalling

[@Ericaslayyy]

It was the pressure on the team that made them do this, and many amazing players had gone through long-term consequences, which even affected them mentally, Players like Shahid Afridi and many more did it, but the punishment was normal not as hard as on these poor guys...

[@ChristopherFawbert]

From my point of view, there is a lot in this interview which suggests his moral compass is still not quite right. He talks about wanting to front up and tell the truth to the umpires yet at the same time he was still lying about what he used. That lie was deliberate, it wasn't misspoken, it was considered and suggests that he hadn't learnt. I really don't understand his comments following Gily's question about lying about the tape. It just sounds like trying to detract from the question to query why people were focusing on what was used. If he is genuinely contrite then he would be fully honest about the lie and why he lied again. The shame about the whole thing is that I am not sure all the lessons have been learned. Captain Grumpy hit the nail on the head when he questioned the scope of the investigation and the findings. Unless the boys are fully upfront about the situation, we will never know, but I'm sorry to say this, but there is enough to suggest that this wasn't the first time and in fact that Cameron was involved in cheating in England before the saffa series.

[@WaqasAhmadWarraich-mf9ch]

Awesome Gilly❤😊

[@rippasproduction]

What Ever Happen to Cameron Bancroft did they throw him away after the ball tampering scandal ? He could Bat still dispute what happen

[@stuartcarden1371]

No hard feelings towards Cam. Being put in that position by your leaders within the team is unforgivable

[@ujjwalsingh4314]

When i saw first time Bancroft playing, i realise he is going to be the Aussie captain in future. He has a fire in him that i loved so much. I hope selectors see that too. ❤

[@7rajcan]

He keeps saying fitting? Fitting where ??? Spirit of the game is important than winning. Sports is the only game that gives the opportunity to be honest.

[@pumba8148]

Let’s be honest here before we point the finger strong evidence pointing towards Warner bullying him into it the Australian values were in the wrong place and had been for a while. Bancroft seems like a good bloke like he did double the community service hours he made a mistake he is not a criminal he is a human being who made a mistake

[@alexashmore8125]

Fantastic interview

[@RangerOfTheEast00]

I felt bad for this lad as Steve and David were the true master minds behind the scandal but put all the blame on this man. I hope he gets the fair treatment in his return as the dues have been paid.

[@aledwyn6017]

He could of said no to doing the act

[@Bevan-z6b]

He is 2025 Ashes Opening batter with Renshaw

[@jaisabai4155]

You were "asked to do it". By whom?

[@barrycashin5366]

Shares in Homebase rocketed after this scandal. All purchases made by Aussies funny enough.

[@BarryAlexanderKing]

Made a mistake and didn't cry like Warner & Smithy

[@RuanAntunes7]

People felt sorry for Steve Smith & David Warner when they should’ve been feeling sorry for Cameron Bancroft. He was bullied and forced into partaking in this ball tampering scandal by his captain and vice captain and he got punished for it. Obviously what he did was wrong as well but Smith & Warner were the masterminds and in all honesty they should’ve gotten harsher punishments for this scandal. Bancroft’s promising career was cut short because of it regardless.

[@PixelBaller]

16:40 oh STFU, putting this on others. Saying those who are calling you a cheater are making you emotional because they must have their own failures or done something similar. What an absolute joke. You were a grown man who could have said no.

[@adamgodfrey6591]

He’s a grown up who should have had the balls to refuse to do what he did. However, he comes across very well here and his apology seems completely genuine. Good on him. The ‘leadership group’, however, should never be forgiven. Bunch of bullies

[@RuanAntunes7]

Agreed. They(Smith & Warner) should’ve received lifetime bans from the sport for doing something so disgraceful

[@GGSquad33]

@@RuanAntunes7 warner should be but smith, he knew abt it but it wasnt completely his fault, he definitely should have never captianed austrealia again which he did after the ban, he was a terriblke leader and a captian during this incident

[@Abdullah-Yousaf]

Comeback stronger than ever Cameron Bancroft. Looking forward to see you in Pakistan series.

[@ausdip1916]

Geez I don’t think of Cameron as a bad guy

[@kaustubhSharmahi]

Poor guy..victim of bad choice. I hope he will recover from this and back again.

[@satishs5097]

Unfortunate? It was disgusting. The Aussie management asked him to do it and he became the scapegoat.

[@hennic13]

Smith and Warner targeted Bancroft, and that was unfair to him but I wish he opened up with more detail instead of deflecting to "I didnt know any better, I just wanted to fit in", it just comes across as if he'd do it again if pushed.

[@tysondog843]

Know all about the incident, but 1st time seeing this. Cameron knew what he did was wrong, was cheating, saying "I didn't know any better" is BS! The blame game is BS! Davey and Steve are also to blame, for suggesting it. All 3 Cheated, no question, no excuses. They All knew it was cheating. They All deserved their punishment. They deserved the Aussie public to be Pissed off at them for this Un-Australian act! But, they paid the price, the world moves on. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance.

[@toxxxthexxxlimitzz]

Good comment!

[@blacksheep6683]

A peaceful world requires judgment and forgiveness.

[@jhalcricket2376]

Why David Warner didn't temper the ball himself of course he would have knowed that if Bancroft will be caught he will tell the whole truth why did Warner wanted Bancroft to ban with him

[@harunyahyadotorg]

Hunza Nizam they like to conceal things. warner wanted a junior to do it, but obviously he didn’t think he will get caught .

[@pumba8148]

Warner has done much worse stuff before keep in mind this kid was in his 8th test match

[@HelenHay-vf3fc]

Still can’t believe that Smith and Warner were still able to continue their careers after blatantly cheating,the worst decision ever in the history of cricket in this country

[@brockmuller329]

Not once have I blamed cam for this. If Dave wanted to cheat so badly he should've done it himself but to put the youngest guy on the team up to it knowing the fallout from this, speaks more about him and anyone else that was involved

[@jacksongriffiths4796]

whos here after Australia reclaimed the BGT jan- 2025

[@jovesheerwater]

With no moral compass, some people don;t know the difference between right and wrong behaviour. Their only consideration is "can I benefit from it?" Newsflash to all young players trying to "fit in" - SCORE MORE RUNS!!! You could ask yourself "What would Jesus do?" but that is no longer fashionable.

[@manoharman4425]

Winning match is not important , maintaining spirit of game is real win ,look the Kane Williamson captaincy in 2019 world cup ,even England win the world cup ,but rest of England in the whole world supported KIWIS TEAM

[@manoharman4425]

@@abhinavv7998 again Smith does the cheating trick ,he is doing to erase the batsman guard mark with his shoes ,again he caught 😂😂😂,the world famous cheater ,a cheater is always a cheater,a class act in cheating 😂😂😂

[@manoharman4425]

@@abhinavv7998 just wait for the verdict ,cheater Smith😂😂,I think Smith is the cheater of the decade,

[@manoharman4425]

@@abhinavv7998 cheater smith

[@manoharman4425]

@@abhinavv7998 comedy timing excellent bro 😂😂😂,you must deserve comedian of the decade award from ICC along with your favourite player cheater smith,the cheater of the decade

[@manoharman4425]

@@abhinavv7998 are don't shame still supporting a cheater ,who caught 3 rd times ,brain fade drs ,sand paper ,and today erasing batsman guard ,look at the Kane Williamson what a player he is

[@smnandhan]

When a senior player & captain puts pressure on you- damn if u do , damn if u don’t . I feel for this guy . This is not much different than M.Amir bowling that no-ball.

[@abdurrehmansaadnauman951]

All Indian Fans be grateful to this man. If Smith and Warner were in the Border-Gavaskar trophy we all know what was going to unfold.

[@rohitdubey.97]

Australia is going to win if Smith Warner there

[@TJSaw]

What nonsense. Check the batting averages of smith and Warner for 5 series before India's tour of Australia. They both averaged below 40. India would've beaten them regardless.

[@lach3763]

@TJ Devil dosen’t Smith average in the 60’s?

[@TJSaw]

Smiths Chips Overall, yes. But his average in the last year has been poor. Below 30. So to say that him playing would've meant Australia winning is a stretch.

[@lach3763]

@TJ Devil are we talking 2017 or 2018

[@TraumaBondi]

This is what coercion looks like. If he didn't go through with it he would have been shunned by team leadership. Doing and getting caught lead to exactly the same outcome.

[@gsw007]

Who forced you to do it ? Dave. Appreciate your honesty (Dave probably doesn't 😮)

[@ivanpayn4059]

Smith and Warner got off lightly. No matter how well they played, the selfishness displayed in this incident is how they will be remembered.

[@DavidEllery-pd9ow]

Funny how the other two involved were from NSW and the main bowlers in the Australian team at that stage were all from NSW and NSW had been dominating shield cricket for a while, just saying the obvious on behalf of a impartial and objective friend. Bancroft was not the from the NSW clique, so he was expendable.

[@abalaji9143]

By accepting wat he did, he has confessed, thereby management can always point out this particular video and not select him, 😢, smith and Warner escape because they are more valuable to the organisation. it's a typical corporate practice to fire an employee by coercing to give a self evaluation. Happens alot in corporate world. Shame on Gilchrist to be a part of this. But karma always hits on the face of those who conspire And grants success to those who work hard irrespective of all conspiracy. Bancroft will find success one way or the other. 😊

[@flamingfrancis]

They did NOT escape anything...educate yourself re the suspensions they were given.

[@david-jb5jh]

He has no success and just broke his nose 😂

[@arturrama6360]

I understand about trying to fit in, but please don't say you didn't know any better. You know it is wrong to temper with the ball, so please don't sa you didn't know any better.

[@hariphaninagendra8442]

Some say it's Warner who kept in that shoes. Some say it is for team he did. But guys let us keep it simple. Whether you do it for game,or for team or for individual, you have brain and you decided to do it. You need pay for that. For God sake 🙏 don't ever sympathise for such incidents and people. They were supposed to ban for life time but they ran away from that. God is still generous to these liars and cheaters of the game. We got to know since we had seen this incident live in TV. There are many such incidents,where we haven't seen and so.no sympathy for such incidents. Who ever it might be.

[@frothin7923]

Only just watched this. What gave me crows feet is the “if I said no and when I went to bed that night…” Geeeeez, um you would have gone to bed with your pride and knowing you did what just about every Aussie cricket fan wanted you to do. Unfair to be put in that position no doubt, but that’s for another rant. Aaaaaaand, the press conference after play, “I’m proud we wanted to be honest and accountable”. But you weren’t thooooouuuughhh!!!!! Youz tried to BS your way through it coz you got caught. I don’t care about pressure, everyone else doing it, whatever! That was an embarrassment from the start and it’s still not over coz everyone from the bottom up is trying to protect their own asses! First time I’ve ever felt ashamed of that team and organisation as a whole. Pathetic.

[@adamhocking2194]

I really like Cameron. There's no doubt he made a terrible mistake and I have no doubt the pressure of wanting to fit in was very hard to ignore, but I think he is 100% remorseful. Such a shame he hasn't got the opportunities he deserves since.

[@tacosombrero1233]

What a disgrace. Tampers with the cricket ball then has the audacity to smile in an interview discussing how he was told to do it and he didn't know better

[@shahithanabi4027]

First learn English grammar idiot

[@tacosombrero1233]

Shahitha Nabi English you rekon? I feel like your not the person to be picking on my grammar champ

[@shahithanabi4027]

Hahaha,but yours sucks that's the bottom line.

[@thesnackbandit]

Shahitha Nabi I've read his original comment 3-4 times and I can't find a single error.

[@PAVANKUMAR-gi1fi]

@@shahithanabi4027 are you an idiot? Yes apparently

[@fedup3449]

I can tell everyone here that this young man was placed in an impossible position, I'm a brit. I really feel for him. He was a victim. Had he been a 50 yr. old guy being asked to cheat for his team he would have said NO. The devils that dwell within our ranks always pray on the young because they don't have the moral strength to fight back. They haven't simply lived long enough to grow that extra tooth. Good times are coming my aussie brothers. We have moved into the age of Aquarius.

[@Max-gk6ot]

Disgusting that the Australian bowlers have denied knowing about this. Cummins comes across as such a nice dude but there is a massive elephant in the room

[@bert2112]

Gille is a legend

[@isingcauseimliving]

There is a reason that a India hating Naser Hussain still does a "Spirit of Cricket" documentary in India and not in Australia.

[@jaisabai4155]

So cheating is "fitting in" and "earning respect" is it Cam? How twisted. 👎