MICHAEL THORN. Cricket Australia crisis is an opportunity to remove the booze culture.

March 29, 2018

Australia loves to cut down its tall poppies. Just a few months ago, Australian cricket captain Steve Smith was being compared with the Don himself, Donald Bradman. In the aftermath of the weekend’s ball-tampering controversy in Cape Town, the Australian media were after his head, with a fervour normally reserved for murderers and sex offenders. And now we have the verdict. Guilty as charged with 12 month sentences for Smith and David Warner, and a nine month sentence for Bancroft. Unfortunately, any punishment meted out to Smith, Warner and Bancroft, no matter how punitive, would always...