If the Australian cricket team thought they could ride out the storm after their ball-tampering scandal - they have another thing coming.

Captain Steve Smith's admitted to orchestrating the cheating - but still claims he's the right person to lead the team.

He's since been suspended by the International Cricket Council and fined 100% of his match fee.

Australian broadcaster and writer Geoff Lemon told Mike Hosking it seems as if Smith thought the ordeal would blow over.

But he says cricket fans aren't holding back with their criticisms.

"There's a lot of devastation, disappointment and disgust."

New Zealand broadcaster Phil Gifford says the incident is almost beyond belief.

"Not only for the fact that it breaches everything in the spirit of the game. Not only for the fact that it breaks a law within the game. It was premeditated and so unbelievably stupid."

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