here's cricket australia's ceo james sutherland. on behalf of cricket australia i wa nt to on behalf of cricket australia i want to apologise to all australians that these events have taken place. particularly to all the kids who love cricket and idolise the players. i want to also apologise to forget south africa and south african fans that this issue has overshadowed what otherwise should been a wonderful series. as the chairman has said in his statement earlier tonight we recognise that this issue goes beyond the technical nature of offences and various codes of conduct. it is about the integrity and reputation of australian cricket and australian sport. ultimately it is about whether australians can feel proud of their national sporting teams. dan rowe and is injohannesburg and he was at the press conference. more from him injusta minute. he was at the press conference. more from him injust a minute. clearly he was quite emotional there are james sutherland, speaking in the last few minutes. this clearly has been an emotional pr

that is the sense we got from the press conference involving james sutherland in melbourne. he was acutely aware that he knew that the journalist wanted him to give him something concrete about what he was going to do and he probably knew that, saying that there would be an investigation might not sound that he was acting tough enough but from his perspective, you can see that he wa nts to his perspective, you can see that he wants to cover all the facts, he knew about this and who was ultimately responsible for taking any action, and it does seem, given the clamourfor any action, and it does seem, given the clamour for steve smith, the captain, to resign, that his position is under great peril, given that he said that he knew about this plan to tap with the ball in advance and in the press conference he gave at the end of the play at cape town he said he was embarrassed and very sorry and quite soon, he will have to a nswer sorry and quite soon, he will have to answer those questions from cricket australia's investigators as well. do we get any sense of what the australian

well, that is the sense we got from the press conference involving james sutherland in melbourne. he was acutely aware that he knew that the journalists wanted him to give them something concrete about what he was going to do and he probably knew that, saying that, saying that there would be investigation — there would be an investigation might not sound that he was acting tough enough but, from his perspective, you can see that he wants to gather all the facts, who knew about this and who was ultimately responsible before taking any action, and it does seem, given the clamour for steve smith, the captain, to resign, that his position is under great peril, given that he said that he knew about this plan to tamper with the ball in advance and in that press conference he gave at the end of the play at cape town, he said that he was embarrassed and very sorry and quite soon, he will have to answer those questions from cricket australia's investigators as well. do we get any sense of what the australian team might have been thinking to engage in this sort of behaviour and perhaps wh

james sutherland, has spoken. urgent internal investigation to get to the bottom of what happened. to the bottom of what happened. taken about whether the team captain should keep hisjob. should keep hisjob. question being asked about the team's role in this. team's role in this. is that a loss of questions. of questions. we will keep you up—to—date as this story continues. thames. over 19 minutes. john watson was riverside for both. the traditional duel on the thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clea rwater. cambridge started on the south side and soon had the pick of it. calm waters and calm heads, building a lead they would never relinquish. cambridge seem to be into a period of dominance. with back—to—back wins for the first time in 19 years. in the men's race match that performance? go! they started strongly. the men's crew demonstrating power and control as they took the lead. the levers to keep them there. cambridge taking the 2018 men's boat race. emphatic victory. today, this stretch of the thames belongs entirely to cambridge. john watson, bbc news. together t

the chief executive there of cricket australia james sutherland apologizing to all australians about what have taken place particularly the children involved in the cricket family let's bring in our sports correspondent me welling's he joins ministers so at the moment he said he has no outline the sanctions but he has identified the three players who had prior knowledge of this ball tampering there's nothing we can expect significant sanctions to come from what he was saying that the sanctions not quite through yet but steve smith the captain david one of the vice captain who a lot of the blame is being put on he's certainly being cast as the villain of the piece the main villain the younger player coming bancroft who actually saw with the sticky type and actually working on the. ball it's those three of course immediate questions will be asked really was it really those three only so bowlers in that test match were coming up with a ball that have been worked on by you nothing about it of course everyone would like that so believe that's the case because then they can get on with the

james sutherland, the ceo of cricket australia, very careful in the wording to use, talking about the spirit of the game, the integrity and reputation of cricket. a lot people are in a study wanted him to be more blunt and straightforward, saying it was cheating. they understand maybe there is a legal process they need to go through, not just in terms of handling the players, but all the sponsors who wa nt a nswers. players, but all the sponsors who want answers. the other thing in discussion now is what the sanctions will be. some people are talking a six—month ban. would that make much ofa six—month ban. would that make much of a difference? kate walton ban would have more of an impact. but that would bring things forward to the next ashes series against england next year —— a 12 month ban. the coach, darron lee man, wasn't made to resign. it must reflect badly on him that he did not know what was going on. absolutely. either he was in on this plot or he simply wasn't in control of what was happening amongst his senior players. and not a good look either way. some former cri

the chief executive james sutherland said three players we re james sutherland said three players were sad, disappointed and remorseful. it is with deep regret we are in this position, it gives us no joy. the process we are in this position, it gives us nojoy. the process cricket australia has worked through has been exhausted and has arrived at best we can add a decision that are representative of an appropriate measure, given the incident that took place in cape town on saturday. steve smith and cameron bancroft have been banned from captaining australia for two years whilst david warner has been told he would be considered for any team leadership positions in the future. we are in johannesburg ahead of the fourth test and says there are still questions to be answered. there will bea questions to be answered. there will be a degree of debate whether the head coach should still be in his job, he will address the media later on today. some believe he should carry responsibility for the culture in this team. some people believe it is unrealistic or lee—smith and warner were aware of w

james sutherland, the ceo of cricket australia was very careful in the wedding he used, talking about the spirit of the game, the integrity and reputation of cricket. lots of people here in australia wanted him to bea people here in australia wanted him to be a bit more blood and straightforward, saying it was cheating. but they understand there could be a legal process to go through, notjust could be a legal process to go through, not just in could be a legal process to go through, notjust in terms of handling the players, but also in terms of the sponsors and so on as well. the other discussion now is what those sanctions will be when the players are sent home. some people talk about a six—month ban. would that make a difference? a 12 month ban would have more of an impact, but that would put things forward to the next ashes series against england next year. and a lot of surprises within the industry that the coach, darren leeman, wasn't made to resign. surely it must reflect badly on him that he did not have a clue what was going on. “ did not have a clue what was going on. --

well, that is the sense we got from the press conference involving james sutherland in melbourne. he was acutely aware that he knew that the journalists wanted him to give them something concrete about what he was going to do and he probably knew that, saying that, saying that there would be investigation — there would be an investigation might not sound that he was acting tough enough but, from his perspective, you can see that he wants to gather all the facts, who knew about this and who was ultimately responsible before taking any action, and it does seem, given the clamour for steve smith, the captain, to resign, that his position is under great peril, given that he said that he knew about this plan to tamper with the ball in advance and in that press conference he gave at the end of play at cape town, he said that he was embarrassed and very sorry and quite soon, he will have to answer those questions from cricket australia's investigators as well. do we get any sense of what the australian team might have been thinking to engage in this sort of behaviour and perhaps whethe

is any decision on what should happen. —— cricket australia's executive james sutherland. hard to imagine how the likes of steve smith and ba ncroft how the likes of steve smith and bancroft can return from this especially when you consider what a successful ashes series series they had, it is hard to think that this instead could be his legacy. i'm sure there will be more repercussions and ramifications. well there's widespread anger across cricket—loving australia, this was reaction to the ball—tampering from the prime minister malcolm turnbull. shocked and bitterly disappointed by the news from south africa. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team had been involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers, are role models, and cricketers, are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. how can our team being gauged in cheating like this? but i have to say, the whole nation, who holds those who wear the baggy green up on a pedestal, about as high as you can get in australia, certainly higher than any politician, that's for sure!..

again, like cricket australia, at james sutherland has acted really quickly. they have had meetings, they have said there is no doubt that darren lehmann was not involved, they have led a very quick investigation and i'm really delighted for him at. fantastic bloke, he has done outstanding things australian cricket so absolutely delighted. the americanjohn cricket so absolutely delighted. the american john isner is cricket so absolutely delighted. the americanjohn isner is through to the last four of the miami finals after a win over his south korean opponent. it was the first time he had gone as far in this event but it endedin had gone as far in this event but it ended in disappointment, whilejohn isner will play the winner of the next quarterfinal. that is coming up between juan martin next quarterfinal. that is coming up betweenjuan martin del potro and marin cilic. ostapenko is through to the semi—final of the french open after her win. she saw off american compatriot venus williams in the first 15 minutes. lyon are through to the women's champions leag

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earlier on today, james sutherland, the chief executive of cricket australia revealed more about the investigation into the affair. there was an element of courage of taking on the point and owning up to what happened but there was also u nfortu nately happened but there was also unfortunately an element of in that process and they were taken into consideration when the board went through its process of finalising offering sanctions. cricket australia insist only three players smith, one, and bancroft were in an this plot and the coaching staff including darren liman will not involved or where. there are some surprise that he is the head coach remains. he sent a message to say, what is going on? that was found to be through ian's in the investigation. i want to make that point clearly that darren made those comments and ian was satisfied that darren wasn't involved and didn't know anything of the plan. the full 90w know anything of the plan. the full gory details are now emerging and it is revealed that sandpaper was used to tamper with the ball and not sticky tape as he and steve sm

sutherland and australian cricket bosses to be in they know they've got to be very tough with this you can see how angry they are themselves although they made some of the appointments involved i mean so significant sanctions are coming up will the fact that for instance the coach darren lehmann is still there will it be far enough for some people however long a ban may be for the captain steve smith whatever punishment comes down to david warner whatever they do with cameron bancroft how can the coach linemen not of known at all about this behavior was it really an isolated incident he's been in charge for a few years and there's a bigger picture here with lehmann and this is truly insane of being deeply unpopular it's their behavior not just the ball tampering saw him carrying on might send out the one message i think or breach dreamy controversial in its own way you could hear from james sutherland that they want to get back to a situation or strongly and people are proud of their cricket say and that's going to take a long time cricket writer telford if i think very hard to believe

sutherland, the ceo of cricket australia flies overnight and will meet investigators and tomorrow in johannesburg or will and will meet investigators and tomorrow injohannesburg or will be revealed. of cricket and in the last hour, the former england captain and test match special commentator michael vaughan says he believes australia could have tampered with the ball during this winter's ashes win over england. they have a huge identity problem, they have a problem in the way they are, they are very self—righteous, they have been for a while. they talk the game they feel it should be played and deliver what we saw at the weekend in cape town. to think steve smith has thrown at a young player, they have tried tikrit sandpaper, that baggy green cap the australians swear by, justin langer used to sleep in it, the values of that baggy green that we have had for many years, this set of players have completely ripped up those values. people asking questions about the ashes series in the winter weather australia were doing anything similar during that series, what are your thoughts?” a

sutherland, because he's allowed a lot to slip through. james night, cricket rider in sydney, thanks very much at. sorry to cut your off but we've run out of time. —— james knight, to cut your off but we've run out of time. ——james knight, cricket writer in sydney, thanks very much. hello once again. i hope at least at some point during the course of the weekend you managed to get to see some sunshine, because it may well be in the forthcoming week that that is in short supply for some areas, especially the northern parts of scotland. all of us will notice it turning a little bit colder, because initially there's some warmth to be had, especially across the problems outhern half of the british isles. but, as i move you through to around about wednesday, well, those yellows have moved away. we've tapped into some cold air yet again from scandinavia, for the northern half of britain. to the problems outh, well, there's an incursion of milder air, relatively, from the atlantic. but it comes at something of a price, and some of you start paying that as early as monday afternoon,

well, that's the ceo of cricket australia, james sutherland. talking about the pressures on the players. of course, the former skipper steve smith, batsmen david warner and cameron bancroft. also talking about the news in the last hour that darren lehmann will be quitting as head coach of australia at the end of the current test series. colin for privacy for those involved. —— colling. the tone of that was rather interesting. there was no sense that they were the victims of their own misfortune in any way, but of course it is a cheating scandal which has landed them where they are. we will have much more reaction to that. plenty more in the sport as well. we will be showing you once again that news conference with steve smith where he gets very emotional as he talks about his remorse. plenty more to come. now let's have a look at the weather. good afternoon. if you do not have already turned to the weather for your eastern getaway, will signs in many places at the moment are pretty good. there has been some sunshine out there. this has come

a lot of strong words from james sutherland about recognising this goes beyond the scandal itself. the coach sets the agenda. the coach sets the environment. i'm very surprised that in that context, darren lehmann has been exonerated, at least in the first instance. that's a good point because if you didn't know what's going on, what sort of culture as presided over? if he did know about it, and he should also go as well. it's upjames sutherland. i think people are entitled to question whether the action is going to matches words. the purpose of the press co nfe re nce was to matches words. the purpose of the press conference was to take the skin out of the story. i'm not sure that it will. australian cricket and the wider public are weary of the unpleasant way in which our team plays at the moment and has played for a very long time and they are going to stay on the case of cricket australia until they start seeing change. there are a lot of good people in cricket australia. repression image, changing the image, the way they play the game and unfortunately, darren lehmann has to p

cricket australia released a statement from chief james sutherland. he said all australians want answers and they will keep us updated with the findings as a matter of priority. this issue will rumble on and we can expect further reaction throughout the day. it is unlikely that this will be the end for steve smith. there in mind that this is somebody at the start of the year, during the ashes, was one of the main aim is that we had in the australian team, something he would have been remembered for. —— one of the main men in the australian team. it would bea men in the australian team. it would be a shame if this is his legacy. i've been speaking to lawrence booth, editor of wisden cricketers' almanack, who told me what the australians were attempting to do by tampering with the ball. they were essentially trying to rough up one side of the ball so that it has different properties from the smoother side, which affects the way the ball swings through the air essentially. it is an attempt by unfair means to gain an advantage over the batsman. the sk

they were fully aware that they had to get tough. james sutherland said they would be hefty sanctions but he did not give the details. they have emerged now. there will be a degree of debate around whether or not darren lee mentions deby in hisjob, the head coach. he is due to address the head coach. he is due to address the media today. some believe that he should carry some responsibility for the culture within this team. some believe it is unrealistic that only smith and one were aware of what cameron bancroft was up to, but i think they will now hope that by acting quickly and being relatively tough with these players they can now move on. that is all the sport for now. after widespread speculation, it's been confirmed that the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has carried out an unannounced three—day visit to beijing. it's believed to have been his first foreign trip since taking power seven years ago. 0ur china correspondent, robin brant has this report. so, it was him. now we know that this is what was happening behind closed doors. the wives were there as well for this fir

the chief executive of cricket australia, james sutherland has said that the punishments to be imposed on the players would be announced on wednesday. here he is speaking a short while ago. whilst that investigation is not yet fully complete, preliminary findings have been considered and discussed by the cricket australia board earlier today. the key finding is that prior knowledge of the ball tampering incident was limited to three players. captain steve smith, vice captain david warner, and cameron bancroft. no other players or support staff had prior knowledge. and this includes darren lehmann, who despite inaccurate media reports, has not resigned from his position. all three players who have been recorded will leave south africa tomorrow. their replacements in the australian squad for the fourth test here injohannesburg will be matthew renshaw, glenn maxwell, and joe burns. replacement players will arrive in south africa over the next 24 hours. tim payne has been officially appointed captain of the australian men's test team. joining us in london is jacquelin magnay, european corr

of cricket australia james sutherland to speaking let's listen to what he has to say for everyone involved with these trying to get tame and then destroying cricket more broadly and i think. it's fair to say it's been. most difficult for those three players that have just now returned to a stranger and. the one thing that i'd like to just dead before i close is that. they're obviously you know in a defeat very difficult and said bice right now and that's wayne freeness right here in the i.c.u. . and we will offer it was for those boys all the support we possibly can all their welfare services and the experts within our system but also outside will make sure that we support the players and their families as best we can and i'm sure that everyone at home will understand the pressure and the difficult situation lies lies in our. politely ask that. those in the public but also specifically the media to respect the privacy of the pliers and their families at what is obviously a very difficult time for them thank you. all right well that was james solon the c.e.o. of cricket australia speaking o

nothing official, james sutherland the ceo of australia will tillerson a couple of hours. i had reports fromjim tillerson a couple of hours. i had reports from jim maxwell, my senior colleague at the abc, who had it confirmed as far as he was concerned that one—year bans have been handed to smith and warner. they are eligible to play t20 leaks in other countries but will be eligible for australian controlled lakes for 12 months. andrew miller, can i get your response to that? —— leagues. it isa your response to that? —— leagues. it is a very harsh situation for australia because in my opinion the law that is at fault here is the law that tackles ball tampering and the icc are at fault for having failed consistently the past 30 years to tackle these thorny issue. there is a skill to reverse swing, there is no clear delineation between what is illegal and not. clearly what they did on the face of it was shocking but most teams manipulate the ball to some degree. they were unlucky to be caught out but equally stupid to pushit be caught out but equally stupid to push

james sutherland, the ceo of cricket australia paid his tribute to the outgoing coach. i have seen the love he has for thejob, his incredible worth ethic and one of the things that really strikes me about darren and his character as a coach is the way that he genuinely cares for and loves his players and i had huge regard and respect for the way he has gone about his job over the time that he has been coaching the australian men's team. staying with cricket england have the chance to save the series against new zealand with the second test this evening, play starting in christchurch at 11 o'clock tonight, but without too key players, the first time moeen ali has missed out in three years. joe root and his side need to recover from the heavy defeat in auckland. we have underperformed throughout your not doing ourselves justice as a side but this is an opportunity to try and get something from this winter and the lads know the importance of that, we have had a numberof importance of that, we have had a number of discussions, we've listened to how we move things forward as

as james comey said, they made a mistake, it was a paperwork error. sutherland springs, this mass murderer was able to go and mow down a church because why? the air force did not report his conviction, the fact that he was mentally unstable. the organization that i've represent, 5 million plus members average everyday dads, theymoms and do the school run, they go to the grocery store, they are students, their hunters, they are people like me who simply don't want to be assaulted in the parking lot if i go to the grocery store and get a gallon of milk at night. they are people like us and we will not be guest lighted into thinking that we are responsible for tragedy that we had nothing to do with, it is not our job to follow up on red flags. it is not our job to make sure that they are reporting to the background check system. it is not our job. [applause] a failure of law enforcement is not a value of the law. it is a failure of enforcement. if all those in the legacy media are arguing for the nra to give us the authority and the resources to go and f

james sutherland, held a press conference in johannesburg. here‘s some of it. incident was limited to three players. players. captain david warner and cameron bancroft. bancroft. including darren lehmann who has not resigned from his position. be on a plane home. a lengthy ban for each — are expected in the next 24 hours. all that‘s because of this — this is cameron bancroft. in his hand is a piece of yellow tape. swing during the third test against south africa. here‘s captain steve smith after the day‘s play on saturday. thought it was a possible way to get an advantage. the ball that is rough. that‘s because the air clings to it more, creating a drag. forcing it to swing other direction, towards the rough side. this scandal has rocked the cricket—mad nation. affront" to the country. take a listen. australian team, have looked up to their idols, to their role models. their idols, to their role models. this cheating is a disgrace. know that, it is a terrible disgrace. why does it matter so much? and why is it such a big scand