London, June 24 -- Steve Smith and David Warner did the crime and did the time, and England captain Eoin Morgan understands if cricket fans aren't willing to forgive them.

Smith and Warner have been booed, jeered, and abused by fans during the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, in their first official international games since returning from 12-month bans imposed in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal.

It got so bad at one stage that India captain Virat Kohli, during their match at the Oval this month, stepped away from the crease to ask India fans to give Smith a break while he was fielding on the boundary.

Morgan said he won't be asking fans to leave Smith and Warner alone on Tuesday when England and Australia meet at Lord's, t...