David Warner’s lifetime captaincy and leadership ban has been lifted by Cricket Australia, a move which could see the retired test player captain the Sydney Thunder in the Twenty20 Big Bash league this season.

A year on from the generational opener's final series, the side are still trying to get their batting line-up right

Just days after he put his hand up for a shock return to the Test arena, David Warner has had his lifetime captaincy ban revoked by Cricket Australia.

The lifetime ban from holding leadership positions in Australian cricket imposed on David Warner for his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday.

The 37-year-old made his case to a three-member independent panel, which assessed Warner's character and conduct

Cricket Australia has scrapped the lifetime leadership ban on David Warner that was controversially handed down after the Newlands ball-tampering incident. An independent three-member review panel unanimously determined Warner met the criteria to have his ban overturned after the former test opener appealed to Cricket Australia (CA).

Cricket Australia has lifted the lifetime leadership ban on David Warner, previously imposed due to his involvement in the 2018 sandpaper scandal. The decision, determined by a review panel, could lead to Warner captaining Sydney Thunder in the upcoming Big Bash League season.

Melbourne Cricket Australia on Friday lifted the lifetime leadership ban on former batter David Warner with immediate effect. In the 2018 Ball-Tampering Scandal, also known as the ‘Sandpaper Gate’, then-Australian captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batter Cameron Bancroft...

Veteran David Warner's lifetime ban on any leadership role within Australian cricket imposed after a 2018 ball-tampering scandal was lifted Friday.