Taylor Backs Smith To Captain Australia Again After Ban Expires

Muhammad Rameez Published September 12, 2019 | 08:20 AM

Sydney, Sept 12 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Sep, 2019 ) :Former skipper Mark Taylor Thursday backed Steve Smith to captain Australia again after his incredible Ashes exploits, as support mounts for the 30-year-old to be given a second chance.

Smith was banned for 12 months over a brazen attempt to alter the ball with sandpaper under his captaincy in a Cape Town Test, and slapped with a further year's suspension from any leadership role which runs out at the end of March next year.

While wicketkeeper Tim Paine assumed the job in Tests and won praise for the way he helped the side retain the Ashes at Old Trafford last weekend, he will be 35 in December.