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Cricket: Best of social media as Australia's cricket meltdown continues

yahoo sports staff
An emotional Steve Smith has broken down in tears addressing the saga that cost him his captaincy
An emotional Steve Smith has broken down in tears addressing the saga that cost him his captaincy

Australia’s cricket crisis continued on Thursday as former captain Steven Smith burst into tears mid-interview, upon his arrival in Sydney.

Smith was one of three found guilty of cheating by Cricket Australia, the nation’s governing body for the sport, alongside vice-captain David Warner and Test newbie Cameron Bancroft.

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And on Thursday afternoon, the farce continued as head coach Darren Lehmann – who seemingly had refused to step down – admitted he will exit his role following the conclusion of the fourth and final Test in the series, due to start in Johannesburg on Friday.

It concluded a particularly miserable week for the Australians in which a heavy defeat in Cape Town was succeeded by accusations of ball-tampering using sandpaper.

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The guilty trio were sent home in humiliation from the tour, with Smith and Bancroft fronting up to the cameras on Thursday morning.

And although the duo found some support from the cricketing world, it is fair to say their reactions were also met with considerable derision.

Meanwhile, Warner is still searching for whatever support he can muster.

Here is the best of Twitter’s reaction to the meltdown.

‘Warner in tears… would be terrific’

Sandpapering his what now?!

A damning indictment…

58 all out? Anyone?

Does anyone care for ‘the other guy’?

#SandpaperGate