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WORLD : AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM'S CHEATING TSUNAMI - - PRIME MINISTER, WHOLE NATION OUTRAGED BY BALL-CHEAT SCANDAL !

"Shame", headlines the major newspapers all over Australia.

A proud sporting nation, slurred by shameless acts perpetrated by a national team, supposed to represent their people with dignity and honour.

Instead, they resorted to cheating.

Cheap and blatant cheating, in broad daylight - - in front of dozens of Television cameras.

Callous. Shameless. Pathetic.

So many angry people, so many angry words.

Now, they face the wrath of an enraged nation so humiliated by their petty thinking that hatched that stupid, inexcusable crime.

RELATED STORY: CHEAT SCANDAL ROCKS CRICKET AS AUSTRALIAN PLAYER CAUGHT RED-HANDED ON CAMERA TAMPERING BALL DURING TEST MATCH VS. SOUTH AFRICA !

Strong words from Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull #ausvsa pic.twitter.com/W0vboAfEfH
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 25, 2018

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull issues public statement on the Australian National Cricket Team's cheating scandal in South Africa that has rocked his nation. - - - Via SKY SPORTS.

WATCH: "It seemed completely beyond belief that the Australian cricket team had been involved in cheating."

Does the...
Posted by Sky Sports Cricket on Sunday, 25 March 2018

WATCH: "The Australian camp has been lecturing people lately on how the game should be played, and a line that shouldn't...
Posted by Sky Sports Cricket on Sunday, 25 March 2018

One-Test ban and a 100 percent match fee fine for Steven Smith. Appropriate punishment for ball tampering? #icc #cricket #stevensmith #balltampering #sandpapergate #savaus #cricbuzz
A post shared by Cricbuzz (@cricbuzzofficial) on Mar 25, 2018 at 6:43am PDT

Australia ball-tampering: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shocked by 'cheating' https://t.co/b8n6MifwWh
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 25, 2018

"Beyond belief."

Watch Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's reaction to the ball-tampering controversy 👉 https://t.co/57xVwGlOcP pic.twitter.com/qMNooY5KVK
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 25, 2018

.@TurnbullMalcolm: it's 'beyond belief' that the Australian cricket team could be involved in cheating.

MORE: https://t.co/agh5YlPmxd pic.twitter.com/OWPeK3waAN
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) March 25, 2018

#SteveSmith quits as @CricketAus captain over ball-tampering scandal that has shocked a proud sporting nation https://t.co/TTTgkM80Gp pic.twitter.com/uu3Rg8Gb2W
— CNN International (@cnni) March 25, 2018

WATCH: Should Steve Smith resign as Australian Cricket Team captain?

Steve Smith will have doubts over captaincy after ball-tampering, says Mike Atherton: http://skysports.tv/nt4i93
Posted by Sky Sports Cricket on Sunday, 25 March 2018

Australia's cricket captain Steve Smith has quit following revelations his team cheated in a test match against South Africa https://t.co/WgZqBRUsoG
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 25, 2018

Australia cricket captain Steve Smith resigns over ball-tampering scandal https://t.co/pdjOYcpomf pic.twitter.com/2bVtJoG850
— CNN International (@cnni) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith may be facing an even longer ban than the one imposed by the ICC for his role in the ball tampering affair including a possible life ban https://t.co/Le27RU0O1m #SAvAUS
— Australian Sport (@aus_sport) March 25, 2018

.@Peter_Fitz: As a nation, our name has been slurred, and as a nation, we must be seen to react: Steve Smith must go https://t.co/FvSBQVuNjo
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) March 25, 2018

Australia cricket captain Steve Smith steps down for remainder of test match against SA over ball tampering scandal https://t.co/YNj2n1O7nv
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 25, 2018

Australia cricket captain Steve Smith resigns over ball-tampering scandal https://t.co/9X1PKDFlne pic.twitter.com/HsjRwLpC1Z
— CNN (@CNN) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith receives one match ban & fine from @ICC for ball tampering. https://t.co/oIkrRctXiL #SAvAUS #bbccricket
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith and David Warner await fate as Cricket Australia launches investigation into ball-tampering scandal. @NHoultCricket reports - https://t.co/FZuLAi5f3J
— Telegraph Cricket (@telecricket) March 25, 2018

BREAKING: Steve Smith has been fined 100% of his match fee and handed a one Test ban, Cameron Bancroft a 75% fine and three demerit points for ball-tampering incident.

➡️ https://t.co/7A63kanBoV pic.twitter.com/rXHWXnmTqP
— ICC (@ICC) March 25, 2018

JUST IN: Steve Smith suspended for one Test and fined 100 percent of his match fee by ICC.
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 25, 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull slams 'cheating' cricketers - https://t.co/VjhTlET8Ei
— nzherald (@nzherald) March 25, 2018

Cricketer 'must go' over ball-tamper row https://t.co/FcQ85rZCZf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 25, 2018

Australian cricket captain Steve Smith 'struggling' to cope with enormity of ball-tampering fallout, says Tim Paine. #9News https://t.co/ForKSCL71U
— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) March 25, 2018

#BallTampering scandal: Cricket stars blast #ICC for going soft on #SteveSmith

Read: https://t.co/RcqpMAnX4v pic.twitter.com/6WemcfSk0G
— CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) March 26, 2018

Malcolm Turnbull said Australians were "shocked and bitterly disappointed" by the news https://t.co/oFkv2BGLz9 | @adamgartrell
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) March 25, 2018

Australia ball-tampering:
Steve Smith has been fined 100% of his match fee and banned for one Test.

Cameron Bancroft has been fined 75% and given three demerit points
👉 https://t.co/WV8TOBa5G7 #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/IxYtpSQprS
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 25, 2018

#SteveSmith banned for one match for ball-tampering: ICC https://t.co/KflNuCGB31
— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith banned by ICC for role in ball-tampering scandal https://t.co/3XZB9icHuj
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) March 25, 2018

Aussie cricket greats agree Steve Smith should never captain Australia again https://t.co/AleXxodgtn pic.twitter.com/hXZIpQ4gB5
— telegraph_sport (@telegraph_sport) March 26, 2018

Cricket Australia has made the following statement ahead of Day 4 of the Test match in Cape Town https://t.co/kkiSMvFt2C
— Cricket Australia (@CAComms) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith and David Warner have been stood down for the remainder of the third Test.

The worst moment for an Australian captain since the underarm incident of 1981?

Greg Chappell forcing his younger brother Trevor to roll it along the floor for the final ball. pic.twitter.com/nXCkSUIMJJ
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) March 25, 2018

"It’s wrong and I look forward to Cricket Australia taking decisive action soon." #SAvAUS
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) March 25, 2018

Captain Steve Smith confessed that he was part of a group of senior players who hatched a plan to cheat against South Africa on Saturday, by messing around with the ball illegally in an attempt to give the Australian bowlers an advantage.https://t.co/2EtHX9zHDW
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) March 25, 2018

Remember Mohd Aamir, a callow 18, banned “pitilessly” for 5 yrs for bowling deliberate no-balls in a Test on his Capt’s instructions. Was his crime graver than Steve Smith’s? @tunkuv raises a tough & good question https://t.co/DlpagyTrEF
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) March 25, 2018

More details: https://t.co/JYW8hEjT9Q
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 25, 2018

The game has a nasty habit of biting back. If, as seems inevitable now, Steve Smith is given the sack by Cricket Australia in the coming days it will not be because of ball tampering alone, writes @Athersmike https://t.co/qrtH9p8YEk pic.twitter.com/BZO8t4hi4D
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) March 25, 2018

Australian PM says he is "shocked and bitterly disappointed" by events on the cricket field in Cape Town. #SAvAUS
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) March 25, 2018

"I thought it was a possible way to gain an advantage - obviously it didn't work."

Australia captain Steve Smith & batsman Cameron Bancroft admitted to ball-tampering - and now an Australian government agency say Smith should go 👉 https://t.co/a2U5PKwcYT pic.twitter.com/QFIwIIxTLD
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 25, 2018

Five words that exposed Steve Smith https://t.co/iwxq4fS0Ms pic.twitter.com/qxUZBqJX44
— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) March 26, 2018

BREAKING! Australia captain Steve Smith suspended by ICC after ball tampering cheating storm https://t.co/ul7leEfk6r pic.twitter.com/3LzS8uier8
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) March 25, 2018

Welcome back to Australia President @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/vSR6yRGYJd
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) March 23, 2018

BREAKING: Steve Smith and David Warner have agreed to stand down as Captain and Vice-Captain respectively for the remainder of this Test match. MORE: https://t.co/6tzopN3XIg
— Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) March 25, 2018

Virat Kohli was smart enough to see through Steve Smith's game-plan: L Sivaramakrishnan https://t.co/xuM6lwM8Ne via @toisports pic.twitter.com/epzDCxJBuV
— Times of India (@timesofindia) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith is out! Here come the boos...

Australia 75-5 & in big trouble 👉 https://t.co/7mEjlmvH5e pic.twitter.com/KjXACB9RX1
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 25, 2018

Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft may well go down as cheats — but it's time to temper the excessive outrage https://t.co/qIUUbglF77 pic.twitter.com/OafIHaIRRn
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) March 25, 2018

.@harbhajan_singh referred to the 2008 Sydney Test against Australia, infamously described as Monkeygate, where he was banned for three Tests for an alleged racial slur against Andrew Symonds and asked why Cameron Bancroft and #SteveSmith got off lightly.https://t.co/cVPnYmgAQX pic.twitter.com/nYRawUgdyb
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 25, 2018

Beyond belief that team would cheat, says Malcom Turnbull, PM, Australia #Cheateroos pic.twitter.com/YFcAax09im
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 25, 2018

.@harbhajan_singh lashes out at #ICC post decision on Steve Smith#SteveSmith

READ: https://t.co/QHcnhhqgJI pic.twitter.com/nFg3xi2UJp
— CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) March 25, 2018

First 'brain fade', now 'big mistake', #SteveSmith in fresh controversy https://t.co/ng67aRWLy4 pic.twitter.com/2P4yUGaWg1
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 25, 2018

Strong words from Graeme Swann on 'friendless' Australia

via BBC Radio 5 live Sport
Posted by BBC Test Match Special on Sunday, 25 March 2018

Australia captain Steve Smith has been handed a one-match suspension and fined 100% of his match fee by ICC following his admission of ball tampering during the third Test against South Africa
Posted by The Times of India | Sports on Sunday, 25 March 2018

HUGE: Tim Paine is stand-in captain in Cape Town as Steven Smith and David Warner stood down as captain and vice-captain for this Test
A post shared by ESPN Cricinfo (@espncricinfo) on Mar 25, 2018 at 1:32am PDT

Big news: The Australian government calls for Steven Smith to be removed as captain #cricket #australia #balltampering
A post shared by ESPN Cricinfo (@espncricinfo) on Mar 24, 2018 at 11:56pm PDT

Caught out! 🤭🏏 Aussie captain, Steve Smith, says he will not resign following the incident - what do you think? Should he go? Comment below! - Go to skysports.com for the latest. 📱💻
A post shared by Sky Sports (@skysports) on Mar 24, 2018 at 1:31pm PDT