Australia coach Darren Lehmann during Day 4 of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

In regard to the Australian cricket team's tampering with the ball, I'm not sure what is more damning: the act of attempting to cheat or the stupidity of thinking you could get away with it. Not surprisingly, Cricket Australia has deferred any major decision on the future of the people involved. Steve Smith was quick to state that it was the "leadership group" who hatched the plot to cheat, and Cameron Bancroft admitted to "volunteering" to do the dirty deed.