Cameron Bancroft\u2019s ban for ball-tampering expired Saturday and he was immediately rushed into the Perth Scorchers squad for their Big Bash League clash with the Hobart Hurricanes.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old opener was suspended from international and state cricket for nine months after attempting to alter the ball in a Test against South Africa in March.<\/p>\n
Then-Australian captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were exiled for a year with their suspensions due to run out in late March.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrateful of where I am and the person I continue to grow to be. Thank you to every person, group, team and community I have come across over the last nine months. You know who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bancroft re-emerged into public life with an explosive television interview on Wednesday in which he confirmed Warner asked him to use sandpaper to rough up the ball.<\/p>\n
Smith also gave a recent interview, admitting he failed as a captain by turning a blind eye to what went on.<\/p>\n
A number of high-profile former players have blasted them for dragging the issue back into the spotlight and detracting from the ongoing third Test against India in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Bancroft could make his comeback in Australia\u2019s Twenty20 domestic league on Sunday against the Hurricanes in Launceston after being included in the Scorchers\u2019 13-man squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to have Cam back in the squad again. It\u2019s been a long year for him and now he can move forward and get back to playing cricket at a high level,\u201d said Perth coach Adam Voges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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