Sydney — A two-year leadership ban slapped on Steve Smith after the ball-tampering scandal in SA ended on Sunday, leaving the master batsman free to skipper Australia again.

The 30-year-old captained the team until he was suspended for 12 months for  a brazen attempt to alter the ball with sandpaper on his watch during a Test in Cape Town in 2018...

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