Smith said Warner’s captaincy life ban is fundamentally wrong

Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith has termed David Warner’s life ban from leading the team as “fundamentally wrong” and hoped the fiery opener can get over a week of “distractions” regarding the captaincy. Will be successful in achieving rhythm. Warner on Wednesday withdrew his plea to have his life ban on captaincy lifted, saying he was not ready to turn his family into a ‘washing machine’ to clean up cricket’s mess.

He also raised questions on the independent review panel. He was banned for life from captaining the team for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in the 2018 Cape Town Test. The then captain Steve Smith was banned from captaincy for two years and Bancroft for one year after opener Cameron Bancroft was seen rubbing sandpaper on the ball while fielding during the match. Smith, who led Australia in the Test series against the West Indies in the absence of current captain Pat Cummins, said, “In my view, to impose a life ban on captaincy is fundamentally wrong.”

He said, “David (Warner) served the same punishment as me. For us he is part of the leadership group and he is doing a great job for us on and off the field. “Smith said,” It has been a difficult time for him, it has been a difficult week. It is a distraction for him. There is no doubt that he himself is facing it. “He said,” He is disappointed. Our full support is with him. Hopefully his performance with the bat against South Africa will be great. ”Warner scored five, 48, 21 and 28 runs in the two-match series against the West Indies respectively.