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Man with a plan: David Warner’s actions asked questions of the leadership of Steve Smith
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When history looks back at this Australian balltampering affair, Steve Smith’s greatest fault may have been in not being a strong enough leader.
A strong leader would have felt the wrong in David Warner’s plan to change the condition of the ball and stepped in to say ‘no’. A strong leader would have been clear in his assertion afterwards about wh...