David Warner will never get leadership role: Cricket Australia

David Warner will never get leadership role: Cricket Australia

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Cricket Australia has clearly mentioned in its statement that David Warner will not be considered for a leadership role in the Australian cricket team

Cricket Australia has clearly mentioned in its statement that David Warner will not be considered for a leadership role in the Australian cricket team.

The report released by Cricket Australia says, "David Warner will not be considered for team leadership positions in the future."

Recently, CA banned Steve Smith and David Warner for 12 months and a 9-month ban was given to Cameron Bancroft in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal which happened in the third Test of a four-match series between Australia and South Africa.

David Warner will never be considered for any leadership roles

After receiving preliminary findings, CA released a statement of an investigation. Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland announced the punishments to the cheating-trios in the wake of the ball-tampering row.

David Warner will never be considered for any leadership roles -- captain and vice-captain-- even after he completes a one-year ban.

Although Smith and Bancroft will be given leadership roles in the team only a year after they complete their tenure of punishments -- which means not before March 28, 2020.

The report says, "Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft will not be considered for team leadership positions until a minimum of 12 months after the conclusion of their respective suspensions from international and domestic cricket."

They may resume playing cricket from March 29, 2019, but won't be considered for leadership roles until one year.

According to the report, "David Warner was charged with a breach of Article 2.3.5 of the CA Code of Conduct based on:

(a) development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball 

(b) instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan to take steps to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper 

(c) provision of advice to a junior player regarding how a ball could be artificially altered including demonstrating how it could be done 

(d) failure to take steps to seek to prevent the development and/or implementation of the plan 

(e) failure to report his knowledge of the plan at any time prior to or during the match 

(f) misleading Match Officials through the concealment of his knowledge of and involvement in the plan and

(g) failure to voluntarily report his knowledge of the plan after the match"