Shane Warne says the Australian Prime Minister's comments on the ball-tampering scandal were partly to blame for the "disgraceful" media treatment of the players involved. Warne says Malcolm Turnbull's comments caused a media over-reaction and he believes Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have been treated like criminals and dealt an excessive punishment.
Smith addressed the media on Thursday with a tearful apology after being given a 12-month ban from Australian cricket. Warne said to Sky Sports: "He isn't Pablo Escobar. He didn't kill anyone. He's a guy that's made a mistake. To see him being man-handled at airports, to see him attacked, it is like the dogs are all over him. "I think it is a disgraceful behaviour from them. I think the way he has fronted up to the media has been completely honest, he has been up front and he has been emotional.
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