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Steve Smith and David Warner banned for 12 months and Cameron Bancroft for nine after ball-tampering scandal

Australian coach Darren Lehmann (L) Captain Steve Smith (C) and vice captain David Warner (R). [Photo: Courtesy]

Steve Smith and David Warner have been handed 12-month bans from international cricket after the ball-tampering scandal, with Cameron Bancroft receiving a nine-month suspension.

The trio were sent home from the tour of South Africa following the third Test after Bancroft was seen using sticky tape in an attempt to change the condition of the ball.

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