Team moved on from ball-tampering incident, says Mitchell Starc

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc said that the team has moved on from a ball-tampering scandal that rocked the cricket fraternity and now focused on the upcoming cricket World Cup which will kick off from May 30.

Former Australian captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were found guilty of altering the condition of the ball in 2018 playing against South Africa.

Smith and Warner, who served a year-long ban, now have joined their teammates as they gathered for a pre-World Cup training camp.

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"It is onwards, upwards and focused on the World Cup. It is all rosy," ICC quoted Starc, as saying.

The duo had missed Australia's recent away series against Pakistan in UAE but both the cricketers were welcomed into the Australia dressing room to know how things have changed under Aaron Finch's leadership and coach Justin Langer.

"We have all had our meetings and moved on. The meeting I was involved in with ... 95 per cent was not about Dave and Steve and the group. It was more about where the team was going," Starc said.

Both Smith and Warner will go into the 50-over tournament in England with their brilliant performance in the Indian Premier League 2019.

"He (Warner) has been on fire over there, along with Steve, so that is great for him and great for the group. He is a world-class player and we are excited to have him back," Starc said.