This is brutal! Comic video trolling Australian team over ball tampering goes viral

Sydney: Steve Smith’s Australia side is facing a huge backlash from fans and media all around the world after confessing towards ball tampering in the ongoing Test series against South Africa. While there is a lot of debate still going on, trolls have also found its way on social media.

Triple J, a national radio station in Australia, recently uploaded a hilarious video mocking the national team for the Sandpaper Gate incident.

The video also featured the controversial bowling incident from Australia vs New Zealand series in 1981 when skipper Greg Chappell instructed younger brother Trevor to bowl an underarm delivery, that won Australia the match.

The axe was hanging over the head of Australian coach Darren Lehmann and skipper Steve Smith Tuesday with cricket chiefs holding crisis talks in South Africa to deal with an escalating cheating scandal.

Cricket Australia (CA) boss James Sutherland, under mounting pressure to come down hard on what Australian media has dubbed a "rotten" team culture, was due in Johannesburg Tuesday where he will meet up with the body's head of integrity, Iain Roy.

They are expected to update a shocked Australian public on Wednesday morning, with reports saying they could throw the book at Smith and his vice-captain David Warner by banning both for 12 months and sending them home in disgrace.

Smith has already been suspended for one Test and docked his entire match fee by the International Cricket Council for his role in a plot that saw teammate Cameron Bancroft tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa on Saturday.

It means he will miss the fourth and final Test in Johannesburg starting Friday.

There has been a national outcry over Smith's admission that the leadership group within the team decided to cheat.

That group of senior players usually includes fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, but they are reportedly furious at being embroiled in the saga and may contact the Australian Cricketers Association to enlist union support to clear their names.

The ramifications of the scandal have been far reaching with the Marylebone Cricket Club, the guardian of the laws of the game, calling for a "major shift in attitude" to preserve the game for future generations.

"The behaviour of some of the players in the current South Africa/Australia series, and other incidents in recent times in the game we all cherish, has fallen well below the standard required to inspire future generations of cricket-loving families," the MCC said.