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Amid the furore over the ball-tampering allegations against Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner (pictured below) and Cameron Bancroft, what definitively shifted the mood was the press conferences at which Smith and Warner explained their side.
Both cricketers expressed unconditional regret before breaking down in full public view. Their response was not just teary-eyed; they wept freely as they admitted their mistakes. Smith, in particular, was bathed in contrition, as his father stood next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder from time to time.
Cricket has not been immune to controversies — indeed, it is one sport that, because
