Candice Warner, wife of Australian cricketer David Warner has lashed out at the Cricket Australia (CA) for not offering any support to her husband during the ban he faced in the 2018 post the sandpaper gate scandal.
During the third Test match against South Africa in 2018, former Australia captain Steve Smith and then-Test vice-captain Warner persuaded batsman Cameron Bancroft to tamper with the ball using a piece of sandpaper. Following this, Warner and Smith were given a one-year ban from the game, and Bancroft was sidelined for nine months. Warner was given a lifetime ban while Smith received a two-year ban from all leadership positions.
Candice Warner spoke about Cricket Australia and all the happenings during the 2018 Sandpaper Gate. She spoke in a podcast named The Matty Johns Podcast.
Candicr Warner spoke
‘There was no support. Basically from when we left the hotel in South Africa, David was wiped. There was no Cricket Australia official helping him. There was nothing. It’s like: ‘Basically you fend for yourself now’. It was basically fended for yourself, see you later. Thanks for your services probably, we’re going to do our best for you not to ever come back and play cricket for our country again. We’re going to blame you for everything. And that’s what they did,” Candice Warner said.
The Australian opener was subsequently given the option to ask for a review of the punishment when Cricket Australia modified its code of conduct. The independent committee charged with enforcing the code of conduct informed both parties that they were holding the firm after a month. Later, Warner dropped his appeal against the leadership ban and accused the Review Panel of trying to carry out a “public lynching.”
Smith said the sentence his teammate received was “fundamentally incorrect” after Warner abandoned his appeal. He claimed that Warner always does his duties expertly and is a leader both on and off the pitch.
“From my point of view, banning someone for life from leadership is just fundamentally wrong. David’s served his time like I did. We know he’s a leader around the group and on and off the field is doing a tremendous job,” Smith said.
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