With the deadline closing in on David Warner to make a decision, the onus was on him to either follow his team-mates Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft or go on his own way and contest the ban placed on him by Cricket Australia.

He has, however, gone the same way as his team-mates and has decided to sit back and accept the sanctions stamped on him by Cricket Australia. The former vice-captain of the team was found out to be the main instigator of the plan that saw Bancroft using a sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball and gain reverse swing for the pacers.

Warner was not only banned for a period of one year but has also been barred from captaincy consideration for the rest of his life. Many believe that the Cape Town Test was the last time he had represented Australia and while it can’t be said for sure as to whether that would really be the case, he is certain to stay away from the international and Australian domestic circuit for a year.

Taking to Twitter, he tweeted: “I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me.  I am truly sorry for my actions and will now do everything I can to be a better person, teammate and role model.”