The directors of Cricket Australia have made suggestions that the organization's Code of Ethics might be revised. This process might start at the board meeting on Friday in Hobart and result in the lifting of opener David Warner's lifetime leadership ban.
In addition to the penalties meted out to Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft following the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering fiasco, Warner has been suspended from leadership.
Since Aaron Finch's retirement, Warner has been suggested as a potential candidate for Australia's open ODI captaincy position. Warner has played in close to 100 T20Is, 100 Test matches, and led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the 2016 IPL championship. However, he is unable to fill the opening due to the current regulations.
"According to Cricket Australia, David is performing especially well on the field and contributing greatly off it. The first stage in dealing with David's leadership suspension is to evaluate the code to see whether the punishments may be changed and what changes should be made "Lachlan Henderson, the chairman, was cited as saying by cricket.co.au.
Henderson stated that before a decision on the one-day captaincy is made, the code could be revised if deemed necessary. "The code will be reviewed as soon as is practical. Delaying that is not in anyone's best interests. It would be appropriate for any upcoming discussions on David's leadership."
However, CA is also mindful that any modification to the code established in collaboration with Simon Longstaff, the ethics commissioner, could have effects that extend beyond Warner. CEO Nick Hockley believes that players had a duty to demonstrate their progress since receiving a lifelong ban.
"In the simplest words possible, we are considering consequences that will be evaluated for good behaviour and growth over time. The code would then need to be revised, and that would need to be accepted by the board, pending tomorrow's discussion."