A Cricket Australia panel last month decided that David Warner met the criteria to have the ban lifted immediately, noting his ‘respectful and contrite tone’.

It opened up the route for Warner to captain Thunder with him available for the entire season. "Captaining the Thunder again this season means a lot to me," Warner said. "I was part of the team from the start,

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.

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.

David Warner has been named Sydney Thunder captain following the lifting of his leadership ban by Cricket Australia. Warner, 37, was banned from cricket for 12 months and prevented from holding leadership positions as part of his punishment for the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 but that ban was overturned last month.

David Warner was named captain of Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder on Wednesday, a fortnight after having his lifetime ban on any leadership role in Australian cricket lifted.

David Warner has made clear his desire to be a leader for young Sydney Thunder players, taking over the BBL club's captaincy with his leadership ban over.