CA's investigation found that vice-captain Warner had instructed fellow opener Bancroft to carry out the plan to scratch the ball with sandpaper, and had demonstrated to him how to do it. The duo, along with captain Smith, were subsequently banned from all international and Australian domestic cricket - while Smith and Warner will not play in the forthcoming Indian Premier League season, and resigned as captains of their IPL franchises.
Warner will not be considered for any Australian team leadership positions in the future, while Smith and Bancroft have been suspended from captaincy for at least the next two years. Smith denied his side had tampered with the ball before, following suggestions that similar tactics were employed in the recent Ashes series against England. CA found that coach Darren Lehmann did not know about the plan, but he will step down after the fourth Test against South Africa, which began on Friday.
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