Steve Waugh says that a lenient punishment in the past has caused balloon spillover effects in Cape Town

The absence of severe punishment for the falsification of the ball has encouraged players to cross the line, said the former captain of Australia, Steve Waugh. (Photo de dossier)

According to former Australian captain Steve Waugh, the absence of a severe penalty for an attempt to falsify the ball has prompted players to cross the finish line, accusing the authorities of the "sandpaper door" that led to the suspension of Steve Smith and David Warner. Smith and Warner were hit with a one-year international ban, while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months by Cricket Australia in March of this year for their role in the balloon falsification scandal in Africa from South.

Level 2 offense in the ICC Code of Conduct when the Newlands incident occurred, but it has since been elevated to category three, which prohibits up to six tests or twelve ODI.

"You know that they push the boundaries. a little by throwing the ball into the ground hard ground, which they should not do and then it degenerates from there. It's unfortunate that it got to the point, but I guess the authorities let that happen, "Waugh told ESPNcricinfo at a Laureus event in Paris.

" In the past, captains were accused of falsifying the ball and the penalties were very mild, so there was no penalty for doing something wrong and it would always happen in case the balloon went out of control. "

Waugh stated that the Australian internal system was such that the players had lost touch with reality, thinking that they were bigger than the sport." They are a bit in a bubble and they are protected you know that they are isolated from many things.There are many people around them who protect them and tell them how good they are and everything is fantastic sometimes you can lose touch with reality I think it was summed up when Steve Smith said "we won." Do not make the same mistake again and we'll continue. "

" They just did not realize how serious this mistake was and what they really did, so for me, I've just summarized that maybe they were disconnected from what the average citizen thinks. "

The player bans expire in March 2019, which will give the opportunity to fall back er on the side. the world cup and the Australian tour of the ashes. Waugh thinks that dealing with the public will be the biggest mental battle the trio will face.

"I know that Smith will be pbadionate, he is still young, he loves cricket and he has the motivation to go back there. His biggest challenge will be to defeat people who talk about it because the rest of his life, someone will probably mention it once a day.

"He will have to mentally overcome that and find a way to overcome this problem, but at the end of the day, he is an exceptional cricketer. He's averaged 60 years of cricket testing, just behind Bradman after he loves cricket, so I'm sure he'll come back.

"Warner is a great cricketer. A lot of pbadion, still very young. It's really up to these guys. They must have pbadion, they must have desire, but I think it's a great chance for redemption. The Australian public will forgive and move on and will have the opportunity to become a role model for the children of tomorrow. "

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