Steve Smith and David Warner will stand down as captain and vice-captain for rest of Australia's third Test match against South Africa, Cricket Australia said today as it investigates a ball-tampering scandal.
There have been growing calls for Smith to be sacked as captain after he admitted being the mastermind of a premeditated plan to change the condition of the ball on the third day of the Test in Newlands on Saturday.
"Following discussions with Steve Smith and David Warner they have agreed to stand down as captain and vice-captain respectively for the remainder of this Test match," CA chief James Sutherland said in a statement.
Sutherland said Tim Paine would step in as acting captain for the remainder of the Test.
"This Test match needs to proceed, and in the interim we will continue to investigate this matter with the urgency that it demands," he added.
"Both Steve and David will take to the field today under Tim's captaincy."
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