Tristan Lavalette says the game’s authorities must do more than just increase penalties – they must clear up any areas of confusion

For weeks after the ugly ball-tampering scandal blew up, I had friends and family ask me if the hefty suspensions handed down to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were “really necessary”.
It was hard for those who don’t follow cricket to make sense of it all. The scandal was literally front-page news for one-week straight in Australia and everyone seemingly had an opinion on it, even those who don’t know what ...