Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have been hit with heavy suspensions in the wake of Australia's ball-tampering scandal. Here are the key points of the disciplinary sanctions.
:: Steve Smith and David Warner are banned for 12 months from all international and domestic cricket.
:: Cameron Bancroft is suspended for nine months from all international and domestic cricket.
:: Warner cannot return to a captaincy role in future. Smith and Bancroft cannot hold leadership roles for the first 12 months after the end of their suspensions.
:: All three players are encouraged to return to club cricket, and required to complete 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket.
:: Cricket Australia insists prior knowledge of the ball-tampering incident in the third Test against South Africa was limited to Smith, Warner and Bancroft.
:: The material used to tamper with the ball has been confirmed as sandpaper, not sticky tape covered in dirt from the pitch, as Bancroft had previously claimed.
:: Warner devised the plan, provided Bancroft with a demonstration of how to tamper with the ball, then later concealed his plan from match officials.
:: Smith was charged with knowledge of the ball-tampering plan, directing Bancroft to conceal the evidence on the field - and then attempting to mislead match officials and the public through his explanation of events.
:: Bancroft carried out instructions to attempt tampering with the ball, then sought to conceal evidence, before aiming to mislead match officials and the public as to his actions.
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