Twitter reacts as Steve Smith and David Warner are banned for a year

Let’s not forget this was the same mob of Australian cricketers who demanded a pay raise on top of their already inflated salaries otherwise they would strike during Ashes. They got what they wanted. This is how they pay back fans and Cricket Australia.
— Ben Dorries (@bendorries76) March 25, 2018

Handscomb should have said, "Fogg"#okbye https://t.co/I2sKAc0zj7
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 28, 2018

Needed to get this thought out. pic.twitter.com/0Pi1Uq9fYe
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 28, 2018

Lehman never knew and doesn't belong to "leadership group".
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— Akash Ambade (@ambade_akash) March 27, 2018

Hey Steve. We need to talk. 🏏 pic.twitter.com/W54MH3WPWL
— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) March 28, 2018

So three batsmen conspired for Bowlers and none of Bowlers was aware of it.Clearly Smith and warner are made scapegoat here. #DavidWarner
— Abhinav Dhayal (@Abhinavvishnoi3) March 28, 2018

Retweet if you're going to miss my 'brainfade' for the next twelve months! 😭 😭 #SAvAUS #SandpaperGate #DavidWarner pic.twitter.com/8qxtR0d9S3
— BrainFaden Smith (@brainfadesmith) March 28, 2018

I must admit 12 months is a very harsh ban. 6 months I thought was right but clearly this reflects the uproar in Australia. It means they miss the India series and have little time to get ready for the World Cup
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2018

I honestly do not believe any other country would have handed its captain and lead player a 12 month ban for attempted ball-tampering
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2018

Latest email from James Sutherland to the Australian Cricket Family. Mostly it's the list of sanctions against the #Sandpaper3 but here's the final paragraphs: pic.twitter.com/xtX26hdQ62
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) March 28, 2018

Dear #davidwarner Please explain this reaction. #SSCricket #ICU pic.twitter.com/RX232yOdI6
— Tamarin Seed (@tamarinseed) March 24, 2018

Steve Smith I think is a good guy who made a huge mistake ... He needed punishing but I think this is too harsh ... Bancroft who I don’t know was led astray but deserved punishing but again too harshly IMO ... The other guy I really don’t care about ...
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2018

Many think the Bans are harsh (Me Included) but the precedent has now been set by CA ... They realised they had to send a message across the whole game ... With what these players will lose out on I am sure the shock wave will do its job ...
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2018

SANDPAPER !!! Giving Sandpaper to a lad in his 7th Test Match & giving him a tutorial before ..... I don’t know whether to laugh or cry ..... #OnOn
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2018

As expected, CA have been very strict in their punishment to the offending players. The major take away from this is how critical your track record is.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 28, 2018

We know the punishments but there must be more to this story? Sandpaper?
— jim maxwell (@jimmaxcricket) March 28, 2018

The list of reasons why the bans are so extensive ... Interesting to see how one demonstrated how a Ball could be artificially altered ... !!!!!!! But it was an ISOLATED incident !!!! #OnOn pic.twitter.com/Z5UdQ2Jm8R
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2018

Bans on Smith, Warner, Bancroft look harsh compared to what similar offences in the past have earned. Cricket Australia appear to have factored outrage in the country in this. But strong message going out to the entire cricket world: Enough is enough!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2018

Steve Smith I think is a good guy who made a huge mistake ... He needed punishing but I think this is too harsh ... Bancroft who I don’t know was led astray but deserved punishing but again too harshly IMO ... The other guy I really don’t care about ...
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2018

No.1 priority.

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— Sruthi Ravindranath (@inningsbreak) March 26, 2018

Twitter reacts as Steve Smith and David Warner are banned for a year

Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned for a year by Cricket Australia.