Steve Smith and David Warner banned for a year for ball-tampering

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Steve Smith Disgraced Australia skipper and senior batsman David Warner were banned from top-level cricket for a year over a cheating scandal that has rocked the sport and dragged their side's reputation through the mud. A statement from Cricket Australia (CA) said Smith and Warner had been suspended from "all international and domestic cricket" while opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has been banned for nine months over the ball-tampering incident during the third Test in South Africa