Banned Smith likely to be welcomed back, says Waugh


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 18 Sep 2018

Former Australian cricket test captain Steve Smith arrives at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa March 27,2018. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Banned Australian cricketer Steve Smith is likely to be welcomed back with open arms when he returns to club cricket in Sydney at the weekend, believes former captain Steve Waugh.

Smith and David Warner were banned for a year for their part in a ball-tampering scandal during a test in South Africa that engulfed the world game and prompted a review of the Australian team's culture and drive to implement a new player code of conduct.

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