As Michael Vaughan wrote earlier today, every member of the present Australian team, and the coaches, will be forever branded as cheats and it will follow them the rest of their careers. Michael Clarke was gutted, he is young enough to be brought back as interim Captain. Get rid of Smith, Warner, and Leahman at least, to send the message that this will not be allowed to go unpunished. The fact that it was discussed at the leadership level means there is no possible defense for bringing the game into disrepute. I would not even want Smith and Warner to be allowed to drop back to state cricket, their careers should end now. To paraphrase Riddick, let's see if CA has a spine?
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