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Message: [QUOTE="1910, post: 2921987, member: 8272"] [B]findings[/B]: Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have been charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct, namely that their conduct: (a) was contrary to the spirit of the game; (b) was unbecoming of a representative or official; (c) is or could be harmful to the interests of cricket; and/or (d) did bring the game of cricket into disrepute. In respect of the individual players concerned, Cricket Australia advises the following: [B]Steve Smith[/B] was charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct based on: (a) knowledge of a potential plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; (b) failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and implementation of that plan; (c) directing that evidence of attempted tampering be concealed on the field of play; (d) seeking to mislead Match Officials and others regarding Bancroft's attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; and (e) misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent and participants of the plan [B]David Warner[/B] was charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct based on: (a) development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; (b) 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; (c) provision of advice to a junior player regarding how a ball could be artificially altered including demonstrating how it could be done; (d) failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and/or implementation of the plan; (e) failure to report his knowledge of the plan at any time prior to or during the match; (f) misleading Match Officials through the concealment of his knowledge of and involvement in the plan; and (g) failure to voluntarily report his knowledge of the plan after the match [B]Cameron Bancroft[/B] was charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct based on: (a) knowledge of the existence of, and being party to, the plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper; (b) carrying out instructions to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball; (c) seeking to conceal evidence of his attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; (d) seeking to mislead Match Officials and others regarding his attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; and (e) misleading public comments regarding the nature, extent, implementation and participants of the plan [/QUOTE]

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