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    Steve Smith's two year leadership suspension is over, giving him the ability to captain the Australian cricket team if required, once the game returns

    Steve Smith's two year leadership suspension is over, giving him the ability to captain the Australian cricket team if required, once the game returns


    The 30-year-old faced a 24-month ban after the sandpaper ball-tampering scandal during the side's tour of South Africa in 2018

    With batsman David Warner's leadership ban a career-long one, no more terms are left to expire from the sanctions imposed.

    INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COVERAGE WITH RESENE - NEW ZEALAND'S MOST TRUSTED PAINT BRAND.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cricket News
     18 Jan: In the Big Bash League .. the Perth Scorchers have locked in top spot and a guaranteed two home finals after a six-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars
     17 Jan: Steve Smith and former Australian teammate David Warner have traded centuries in the Australian Big Bash, but it's Smith's Sixers who have taken a five wicket win in the Sydney derby
     17 Jan: The Central Stags have beaten the visiting Auckland Aces by 10 runs in the T20 Super Smash in Napier
     15 Jan: Black Caps quick Blair Tickner is set to make his T20 Super Smash season-debut for the Central Stags against Auckland tomorrow evening in Napier
     15 Jan: New Zealand's bid remains alive to win a first one-day international cricket series in India at their eighth attempt
     14 Jan: Kristian Clarke's soaking in a sensory overload on his first tour away with the Black Caps
     14 Jan: The Bangladesh Cricket Board stance remains against their side playing their T20 World Cup matches in India next month due to security concerns
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