David Warner’s leadership ban is expected to be put to one side if not entirely extinguished.Credit:Getty
The review of the code,approved by the CA board currently chaired by Lachlan Henderson at its October board meeting,is expected to result in the adding of a parole clause for the reconsideration of serious penalties.
At the same time,individuals seeking to have their sanctions reduced would not be able to see them extinguished entirely,but put to one side on the condition of continued good behaviour,as is the case with prisoners paroled after demonstrating rehabilitation.
Completion of the review and amendments to the code are expected to be completed in time for the start of the men’s Big Bash League in December,meaning there would be time for Warner’s request to have his leadership penalty reduced before he is available to play for the Sydney Thunder in January after the end of the Test series against South Africa.
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Senior industry sources have toldThe Age andThe Sydney Morning Herald that the long and convoluted process around amending the CA code of conduct to allow for reassessment of Warner’s penalty has been partly created by the way in which the ban was first handed down.
The CA board,chaired in 2018 by David Peever,had been presented with a set of recommended penalties for Warner,Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft that suspended the trio from playing for varying lengths of time.
The original investigation by CA’s then head of integrity,Iain Roy,had found that Warner instructed a junior player in Bancroft to try to alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper,then advised him how to do it.