Steve Smith faces media

Tainted Australia cricketer Steve Smith started crying as he reflected on the effect his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal had on his parents, and he apologized, for the pain he's brought onto them and to the Australian public. In an emotional news conference shortly after touching down in Sydney following his twelve-month ban from the Australian cricket team, Smith took responsibility for the scandal that has rocked the sport in Australia. Smith was stripped from his role as captain and was banned from all international and domestic cricket for a year by Cricket Australia.