7 instances when Australia brought disrepute to the game of cricket 

#6 Warner’s anger - Part I (2013)

David Warner has been involved in several off-the-field controversies before the ball-tampering saga as well

David Warner’s mishaps can make for a book perhaps. He was involved in a nasty spat on Twitter with journalists during the team’s tour of England in 2013. Besides that, he also allegedly punched England captain Joe Root in a pub in Birmingham after Australia’s loss to England in the Champions Trophy. As a result, the opener wasn’t considered for selection for the Ashes Tests and reprimanded for his behavior.

It was believed to be the turning point of his career as it appeared that he had reformed significantly to be the game’s best opening batsman and a future captain of the team. However, on the ongoing tour of South Africa, Warner seemed to return to his ‘bad boy’ persona and courted unnecessary controversies featuring unsavory incidents with South African players such as Quinton de Kock and comments on game situations. The ball-tampering saga seems to be the final act of his career in Australian colors, which was supposedly masterminded by him.

Those dark days of 2013 could haunt him now. Was Warner responsible to a huge extent for Australia’s worsening cricketing culture? Time will tell.