Cricket - Ashes test match - Australia v England - WACA Ground, Perth, Australia, December 14, 2017. Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland reacts to a fly before speaking to members of the media outside the WACA Ground ahead of the third Ashes cricket test match. REUTERS/David Gray
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday they will conduct an investigation into a ball-tampering scandal during the third test against South Africa that has prompted calls for captain Steve Smith to step down.
"From a Cricket Australia perspective we regard this as an extremely serious issue," CA chief executive James Sutherland told a news conference in Melbourne.
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