Match official Daryl Harper wrote a stinging email to Cricket Australia about the conduct of the pair during a Sheffield Shield match in 2016.
Steve Smith and David Warner were staring at heavier penalties when Cricket Australia's board met to decide their punishments.
''To all of my teammates,fans of cricket all over the world and all Australians who are disappointed and angry,I am sorry,''he said.
Embattled Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft admitted that he panicked and subsequently lied in a press conference attempting to explain the ball tampering affair.
Miserable as the times seem for the Australian cricket team,they will emerge from this saga better off.
Disgraced former vice-captain David Warner has broken his silence on his role in the ball tampering scandal that's shocked the cricketing world.
Mickey Arthur says he'd been trying to fix team's culture before he was sacked.
Steve Smith and David Warner have contributed a whopping 35 per cent of Australian's runs in the last five years.
CA has dismissed the world's best Test batsman for a year,for the conspiracy as much as a crime that has been pinned primarily on David Warner.
Are the Aussie trio's punishments at all in line with what we've seen in the past? The answer is a resounding no.
South African batsman says trio will have to live with the consequences of their attempt to cheat in the third test at Newlands.