Former West Indies fast bowling legend, sir curtly Ambrose has labelled the suspensions imposed by both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and cricket Australia (CA) on three Australian cricketers in a ball-tampering scandal, as a “slap on the wrist.”

The trio Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, was each given one-match suspensions by the ICC and had to forfeit their match fees. Smith and Warner received 12-month bans from the sport, while Bancroft was suspended for nine months.

This, Ambrose said, is not a deterrent.

Ambrose explained that the misdemeanor should be more than just a one match ban and match fee forfeiture , and the guilty players should be banned for a couple of years.

The message being conveyed according to Ambrose is that anyone can cheat as much as they want and be prepared to get off with simple charge.