CAPE TOWN – Australia ball-tampering scandal – who’s saying what about Cameron Bancroft:
“I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and I want to be here (the press conference) because I’m accountable for my actions.
“I’m not proud of what’s happened. I’ve got to live with the consequences and the damage to my own reputation that comes with.” – Cameron Bancroft
“I’ll be honest, I was nervous about it because with hundreds of cameras around that’s always the risk.” – Bancroft
“The leadership group knew about it. We spoke about it at lunch. I’m not proud of what happened. It’s not in the spirit of the game.” – Australian captain Steve Smith
“My integrity, the team’s integrity, the leadership group’s integrity has come into question and rightfully so. I am embarrassed to be sitting here and talking about this. We’re in the middle of such a great series. – Smith
“For something like this to overshadow the great cricket that has been played and not have a single cricket question in here, that’s not what I’m about and what the team is about. It’s big error in judgment, but we’ll learn from this and move past it.” – Smith
“We spoke about it and thought it was a possible way to get an advantage.” – Smith
“No I won’t. I still think I’m the right person for the job.” – Smith says he will not resign
“The Captain of Australia admits to cheating... put him on a plane out of here Cricket Australia. Your Legacy deserves better.” – Former South Africa spinner Pat Symcox on Twitter
“This was a pre-meditated attempt by the Australian team to cheat.” – Former England captain Nasser Hussain
“I feel a bit for Cameron Bancroft because I don’t think he’s taken it upon himself to do something and put it in his pocket. Who’s told him to do that?