FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 13, 2019 Australia's Steve Smith in action Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File photo
(Reuters) - South Africa's cricket boss has pleaded with fans to treat Steve Smith and David Warner with respect and not "embarrass" the board with poor behaviour when the Australian batsmen tour the country for the first time since a ball-tampering scandal.
Smith and Warner, who incurred 12-month bans for their parts in the tampering plot during a Cape Town test two years ago, were jeered relentlessly by English crowds during the one-day World Cup and the Ashes series last year.
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