darren lehman there are.ormer australian cricket captain, steve smith, says he was devastated over has role in the ball tampering scandal. speaking on his arrival back in sydney, and emotional smith said he will regret it for the rest of his life. cameron ba ncroft it for the rest of his life. cameron bancroft also spoke as he arrived backin bancroft also spoke as he arrived back in australia, united into perth. whittier from back in australia, united into perth. whittierfrom both of back in australia, united into perth. whittier from both of them and a warning of fast photography coming up. i made a serious error ofjudgment and i now understand the consequences. it was a failure of leadership. of my leadership. i'll do everything i can to make up for my mistake and the damage it's caused. i have let many people down and i understand the disappointment in the broader community. words don't mean much in the circumstances, so i'll focus on my actions and conduct going forward. david one has now arrived back in

after watching that, darren lehman then gave a press conference in south africa.stralian cricket needs to move forward and this is the right thing to do. i really felt for steve as i saw him crying in front of the media, and all the players are really hurting. in australia — hywell griffith was there as the players returned. a nation does feel like it in a sporting tragedy at the moment. we have seen tears here at the airport, first of all when steve smith landed and then we have had cameron bancroft, the second of the three charged with cheating, and then the vice captain david warner. he didn't hold a press conference and we were told he would not speak to the media, but he has been accused of being at the centre of the plot to change the flight of the ball in cape town with sandpaper. emotions are very strong at the moment but the sense of anger and a need for a nswer the sense of anger and a need for answer will remain here in australia and it could have a long—term impact. cricket australia have lost one of their big sponsors, the company which sponsored the

the search for a new head coach will begin after darren lehman steps down.sappointed for the players and the knock australian cricket has taken. and world cricket. i happen disappointed with the behaviour of the australian team over the past couple of years, they have felt they are almost above everybody else and that is disappointing because they are a good enough and skilled enough cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they had. solid start from the home side. unbeaten half—century. without david warner, cameron bancroft and steve smith have all returned home after the cheating scandal. early wickets in christchurch. 97 not out with england 290—8 at the close. after the week of sordid scandal, a picture perfect place to discover the game's more beautiful site. a dismal performance in the first test, england need to recover. this is not the way to go about it. gone before things got started. remaining fragility all too readily exposed. top batsmen once again falling in quick succession. 94—5 top batsmen once again falling in quick succession.

the search for a new head coach will begin when darren lehman steps down after the fourth and final teste replaced and the current pakistan coach micky arthur, believes the culture of the team hasn't been right for some time. i was disappointed to see what has happened, i was really upset for all the players. and i'm disappointed for the knock that australian cricket is taking at the moment and world cricket in general. i have been disappointed with the behaviour of the australian team over the last couple of years, i think they felt they are almost above everyone is so that has been disappointing. they are good enough cricket team, they're very skilled cricketers, to win games without resorting to the types of tactics they have. this is the scorecard at the moment. australia playing without captain steve smith, cameron bancroft and david warner. hull fc beat hull kr today in the in the hull derby. they managed to win despite being down to 12 players after a sendoff for a high challenge. hull fc now fourth in the league table. all of the super league scores and the latest from good frida

there are further questions, for coach darren lehman over whether he knew anything, and the bancroft,ement. at perhaps most of all for the culture of australian cricket. their aggressive approach has won them few friends, as ba ncroft has won them few friends, as bancroft also discovered today, booed back to the pavilion, sympathy is in short supply. australia has been taken this high and mighty line recently, saying you can't cross this line and we're the purveyors of justice on a cricket field. and i know that within cricket that has wound a lot of people up, because they know that's australia get into they know that's australia get into the sledging and they will be quite glad that this has happened to them. and to make it worse smith was out for seven as australia were thrashed. after losing this match both he and his team now face a far bigger challenge, to save their reputation. a former brexit campaigner says he will present evidence to mps tomorrow which he claims shows the vote leave group broke election laws in the run up to the referendum in 2016. shahmir sanni says vote le

there are further questions for coach darren lehman over whether he knew anything, and for bancroft,een fined for his involvement. and for bancroft, who has been fined perhaps most of all for the culture of australian cricket. their aggressive approach recently has won them few friends, as bancroft also discovered, booed back to the pavilion, sympathy is in short supply. booed back to the pavilion, australia has been taking this high and mighty line recently, saying you can't cross this line and we're the purveyors ofjustice on a cricket field. and we're the purveyors and i know that within cricket that has wound a lot of people up, because they know that's australia get into the sledging and they will be quite glad that this has happened to them. from that this has happened to them. the fans watching was from the fans watching today there was only anger and disappointment. the problem is they've really crossed the line now and i think there will be repercussions. the international game, i think it's bad for the country, bad for the nation, bad for the world of cricket. and particula

there are still questions over the future of their head coach, darren lehman.ored his first goal for mcleish‘s second game in charge. nondisclosure agreements have been used legitimately for years by companies trying to ensure employees don't hand over precious information to rivals. but they're also used alongside hush money to keep victims of sexual harassment and discrimination quiet. this morning a committee of mps is taking evidence on the use of the agreements in sexual harassment cases. one of those giving evidence is zelda perkins — the former assistant to harvey weinstein who tried to expose his behaviour, but was told by lawyers she didn't have a chance. she had signed a non—disclosure agreement but said the process was immoral. there are clauses in there that preclude me and my colleague from not only speaking to our friends, colleagues, family, about our time at miramax and what happened, but also to any medical practitioner, any legal representative, the inland revenue, an accountant, financial adviser. we can speak to those people as long as they

in the last few minutes, the australian cricket coach darren lehman has said he is resigning in the wakem. back in australia, steve smith, sacked as captain, has broken down in tears while making a public apology for his part in the ball—tampering scandal. smith said he took full responsibility for the team's actions, saying he'd regret the incident for the rest of his life. hywel griffith's report contains some flash photography. back on australian soil after a huge fall from grace, steve smith landed in sydney to face the cameras and a nation he knows he's let down. with his father at his side, he struggled to find the words. i made a serious error ofjudgment and i now understand the consequences. it was a failure of leadership, of my leadership. i will do everything i can to make up for my mistake and the damage it's caused. if any good can come of this, if it can be a lesson to others, then i hope i can be a force for change. smith may not have been the instigator of the sandpaper plot to change the flight of the ball in the test match in cape town, but as captain, he knew and tried

bancroft all arrived back in australia on thursday just a day after stating he would remain as coach darren lehman resigned saying it was the right thing for straitly and cricket the scandal has cost cricket australia one of its major sponsors and the players have had personal deals scrapped as well emotions were high as the players made tearful apologies and pleas for forgiveness yarra has more from. the world's best test match batsman fronted the astray the media the combination of what has been the hottest week of his career i made a serious error of judgment and i now understand the consequences it was a failure of leadership. violated him to say the way. it's . thanks for remembering and it's. it hurts. former captain steve smith and vice captain david warner a band from playing for the next twelve months and batsman cameron bancroft is banned for nine months or three conspired to use sandpaper to manipulate the ball during saturday's test match against south africa are you going to stand in a tough and emotional. four was the kids. at this present on you hear from a public. bancroft also fac

head coach darren lehman said he will not be resigning and admitted it's time for the team to changee. record breaking achievemnets in women's football, for the first time there are two english clubs into the last four of the champions league. chelsea beating montepellier 5—1 on aggregate to reach their first semi—final in the competition. while manchester city are through after beating swedish side linkoping 5—3 away from home. that's two years in a row city have reached this stage. and manchester united's paul pogba is among those alleged to have been subject to racist abuse during france's 3—1 friendly win over russia in st petersburg. fifa are investigating the claims. it happened at one of the venues due to stage world cup matches this summer. well worth having a look at that goal again from paul pogba, what a freekick that was, obviously not great to hear, as you can understand, that he's been subject to racist abuse, obviously with the world cup around the corner inrush, worryingly is this a sign of perhaps things do come? i hope not! john, we're going to have a look at the pa

were speaking to an australian journalist this morning who was saying she thinks that head coach darren lehmanhe prime minister said, treats them like role models and idols, and such has the disconnect become that the likes of steve smith and dave warner have lost all touch with reality. he will not survive this. darren lehmann... they have to find some guilt. if you look at the video, it appears to suggest he knew what was going on but they're interested in now and i suspect cricket australia will act pretty quickly because the next final test match on friday will have them come to an agreement by the time that starts. your colleague, broadcasterjim maxwell, was so moved that he was crying while he was broadcasting only the other day. it sums up the sense of feeling in australia around this? it does. you might suggest as a journalist that thatis might suggest as a journalist that that is a bit too close perhaps and maybe that's part of a wider problem, generally there's been a toxic atmosphere around australian for some time, notjust under steve smith's tenure, but going back before that as w