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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

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