MELBOURNE: David Warner on Sunday called upon Cricket Australia to “open their doors” and discuss overturning his lifetime leadership ban, saying he is looking forward to having an “honest conversation” with the board.
In the aftermath of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, former skipper Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years, while Warner was handed a more severe punishment — a lifelong leadership ban.
However, several former and current players, including Test skipper Pat Cummins, have called for Warner’s life ban to end.
“That hasn’t really been brought to the table,” Warner was quoted saying by ESPNCricinfo.
“As I’ve said plenty of times off the record, it’s upon the board to reach out to me and open their doors. Then I can sit down and have an honest conversation with them,” he added.
