Steve Smith and David Warner have stood down as captain and vice-captain for the remainder of the 3rd test against South Africa after ball tampering incident. Wicketkeeper Tim Paine will act as captain at Newlands, with both Smith and Warner set to take the field on Sunday.
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BREAKING: Tim Paine to act as captain for the remainder of this Test match. All the latest on https://t.co/7zqZfeoFWf #SAvAUS
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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said: “Following discussions with Steve Smith and David Warner they have agreed to stand down as Captain and Vice-Captain respectively for the remainder of this Test match.
“This Test match needs to proceed, and in the interim we will continue to investigate this matter with the urgency that it demands.
“As I said earlier today, Cricket Australia and Australian cricket fans expect certain standards of conduct from cricketers representing our country, and on this occasion these standards have not been met. ”
CA chairman David Peever confirmed the board chose Paine, 33, as interim captain.
“The Board of Cricket Australia has endorsed Tim Paine to step in as Acting Captain for the remainder of this Test,” Peever said.
“Both Steve and David will take to the field today under Tim’s captaincy.
“The Board fully supports the process for an immediate investigation into what occurred in Cape Town. We regard this as a matter of the utmost seriousness and urgency. We will ensure we have all information available to make the right decisions for Australian Cricket.”
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The decisions comes after Australian opener Cameron Bancroft was charged for ball tampering after being caught red handed using a foreign object to alter the state of the ball before attempting to hide the evidence. Australian captain Steve Smith admitted to be the chief plotter of ball tampering incident later.
