Steve Smith and David Warner to be slowly integrated in the side, reveals Justin Langer

11/29/2018

Australian Cricket team coach Justin Langer has revealed that the players serving the ban would be slowly set in motion and the process to do the same has already started. Three players were banned after the ball-tampering saga took place earlier this year when Australian toured South Africa.

The Australian team won’t have the services of Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft against the visiting Indian side but the coach of the Australian Cricket team Justin langer has started the process to integrate them to get them into the national side as soon as possible ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

"There's going to be a process for the boys to come back and it is really important we start working on that process from now. We can't get to the point and just say 'right they're back'. It's not fair on them, it's not fair on the team, it's not fair on everyone," said Langer reported Cricbuzz.

having been handed a twelve-month ban for their involvement in the ball tampering, both Smith and Warner couldn't participate in any form of domestic and international cricket until at least March next year, when their bans end. But they were present at the practice sessions to give the Australian bowlers some much-needed practice.

"It's nice to have Davey in and Steve had a hit yesterday, I had breakfast with him on Monday morning and I caught up with Davey for a couple of hours that afternoon as well. I didn't deliberately catch up with them separately. I caught up with Davey in Brisbane before we went to the UAE because I wanted to see him face to face. It's one thing exchanging text messages and emails, you have to talk face to face. We had a great catch-up," said Langer.

Justin Langer, who took the command of the Australian Cricket team post the ball tampering saga, has set in motion the process to get the players into the national side. He also revealed that he has spoken to all the three players and it would remain between them as there has to be a lot that needs to be talked about and hence it was better it stayed between them.

"It was the first time I'd seen Steven the other day. I wanted it to be between us because there's lots to be spoken about and then over time we'll bring the brotherhood together and everything will be okay. It was great. I speak to Cameron Bancroft a bit, they've been through a tough 12 months, they've been penalised for making a really big mistake, no doubt about that, but we've got to get them into the group and every opportunity we get is a positive one."

The former Australian batsman also compared the current situation in the Australian Cricket to the situation that the Western Australian Cricket, which was in shambles when he took it under his wings.

"I think we have all got to get together. When I first took over Western Australian cricket it was like a dysfunctional family and what I meant by that then the media hated the team, the team hated them back, club cricket hated the WACA, the WACA hated them back, the past players hated the WACA, the WACA hated them back,” he said.

Steve Smith and David Warner to be slowly integrated in the side, reveals Justin Langer

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