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David Warner opens door to Australia captaincy as chiefs ponder rule change to lift ban

David Warner has said it would be a "privilege" to captain Australia after Cricket Australia chiefs opened the door for his lifetime leadership ban to be overturned after proposing a change to their code of conduct.

Warner was hit with the ban following the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, which rocked the sport when Cameron Bancroft was caught by TV cameras using sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during a Test match against South Africa.

After Cricket Australia investigated the incident, they charged Bancroft Warner and Steve Smith with bringing the game into disrepute, with the trio all banned. Warner was banned from playing cricket for a year and ever holding a leadership position again.

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