Steve Smith is eligible to captain Australia again with his two-year ban having come to end. Following the ball-tampering scandal of March 2018, Cricket Australia handed then-skipper Smith a 12-month suspension from domestic and international cricket, adding that he would not be considered for leadership roles for another year after that. The 30-year-old batsman, who starred in last summer's Ashes series win in England, says he has been 'trying to stay physically fit and mentally fresh' amid the current sporting lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It's obviously not looking likely at the moment, I think there might be some meetings over the next couple of days to discuss what the go is with it all. 'But just trying to stay physically fit and mentally fresh and if it goes ahead at some point, then great.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2020 11:52 UTC