Smith still in captaincy mix

CRICKET Australia director and former Australia skipper Mark Taylor has backed Steve Smith to return to the national captaincy after the ban on his leadership ends.

Smith returned home to Australia this week from a trip to the US, and declared he was ready to get back to business after accepting his 12-month playing suspension as a result of his part in the ball-tampering scandal.

Smith is free to return to the Australian set up for next year’s World Cup and Ashes in England.