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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, April 4 - Banned former Australia captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft on Wednesday said that they will not contest their ball-tampering bans. Smith and ex-vice-captain David Warner were handed one-year bans and Bancroft was given a nine-month suspension",
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    "editor1": "<p>Melbourne, April 4 -&nbsp;Banned former Australia captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft on Wednesday said that they will not contest their ball-tampering bans.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSmith and ex-vice-captain David Warner were handed one-year bans and Bancroft was given a nine-month suspension by Cricket Australia (CA), after the infamous incident took place in the Cape Town Test against South Africa.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country. But I meant what I said about taking full responsibility as Captain of the team,&quot; Smith wrote on Twitter.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I won&#39;t be challenging the sanctions. They&#39;ve been imposed by CA to send a strong message and I have accepted them,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBancroft also tweeted on Wednesday, writing: &quot;Today I lodged the paperwork with Cricket Australia and will be accepting the sanction handed down.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I would love to put this behind me and will do whatever it takes to earn back the trust of the Australian public,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSmith, Warner and Bancroft were sent home from the tour after the third Test and apologised for their actions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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