Ball-tampering scandal: Steve Smith decides not to appeal one-year ban by Cricket Australia

Steve Smith has decided to not appeal against the one-year ban imposed on him by Cricket Australia for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.

Smith and David Warner were banned for a year while Cameron Bancroft was banned for nine months after the cheating row erupted on Day 3 of Australia's Newlands Tests against South Africa.

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Smith and Bancroft had admitted to their roles in the ball-tampering row in a press conference in Cape Town immediately after play on Day 3 in Cape Town. That set in motion a series of events leading to Smith and Warner being banned from international cricket and the Indian Premier League.

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Bancroft also lost his contract with Somerset.

Smith tweeted to confirm he won't appeal against the ban.

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"I would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country. But I meant what I said about taking full responsibility as Captain of the team. I won't be challenging the sanctions.

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"They've been imposed by CA to send a strong message and I have accepted them," he wrote.

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I would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country. But I meant what I said about taking full responsibility as Captain of the team. I wont be challenging the sanctions. Theyve been imposed by CA to send a strong message and I have accepted them.

Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) April 4, 2018

Last week, Smith returned from Johannesburg and broke down during a press conference held at the Sydney airport.

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"To all of my team mates, to fans of cricket all over the world and to Australians who are angry and disappointed, I'm sorry," Smith told reporters in a prepared statement.

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"It was a failure of leadership, of my leadership, I'll do anything I can to make up for my mistake and the damage it has caused," he added, breaking down for the first time.

"Cricket is the greatest game in the world. It's been my life and I hope it can be again. I'm sorry and I'm absolutely devastated."

Warner, who was identified as the instigator of the attempt to cheat by the Cricket Australia probe, first broke his silence via Instagram, apologising and taking responsibility for his "part" in the scandal. He later addressed the media in Sydney and shed tears too but he did not draw the kind of sympathy Smith did.

Bancroft confessed to having lied about using sticky tape rather than sandpaper to scuff the ball in Cape Town in the news conference immediately after the incident last Saturday.

"I lied. I lied about the sandpaper," the 25-year-old told reporters. "I panicked in that situation and I'm very sorry. I feel like I've let everyone down in Australia."