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Cricket Australia paves way for David Warner’s leadership ban to be lifted

theguardian.com

The path for David Warner to resume a leadership role is becoming clearer with Cricket Australia proposing to amend its code of conduct with respect to long-term sanctions.

Warner, the former Test vice-captain, is currently serving a life-time leadership ban for his part in the Cape Town ball tampering affair in 2018, for which he was also handed a 12-month suspension from playing.

The opening batter has been unable to appeal under CA’s current guidelines, which state that once a sanction is accepted – as it was in Warner’s case – the player in question does not have the right to review.

But that could change under a proposed amendment to rules confirmed by CA on Friday, in the clearest indication yet that the 35-year-old could again be permitted to assume a leadership role. “The amendment would allow a person to request a penalty that they had accepted be reviewed after an appropriate period of time,” CA said in a statement after its board met on Friday. “The onus would be on the applicant to prove they had undergone genuine reform relevant to the offence they were sanctioned for.

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David Warner could be seen returning to captaincy duties as early as in the Big Bash League in December after the country's cricket board called for a review of its code of conduct. Under the current rules, players do not have the right to have a sanction reviewed once it has been accepted. However, Warner's life ban on captaincy for his involvement in the infamous 2018 ball tampering scandal may be commuted by Cricket Australia after the review, enabling the cricketer to lead Sydney Thunder in the BBL or Australia in future.

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