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Will Steve Smith play under Tim Paine in the future? Here's what banned ex-Aussie skipper said

Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith on Wednesday in an interview with veteran Adam Gilchrist said that he would love to play under Tim Paine in the Ashes and under Aaron Finch in the World Cup.

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Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith on Wednesday in an interview with veteran Adam Gilchrist said that he would love to play under Tim Paine in the Ashes and under Aaron Finch in the World Cup.

Fox Cricket host Gilchrist caught up with banned cricketers Smith and Cameron Bancroft. While the latter revealed that David Warner encouraged ball tampering in Australia's Cape Town Test against South Africa in

March, Smith spoke about his aim of a return to the national team as soon as possible.

In terms of leading the Aussie side, even though he has been barred from any leadership role for one more year after his suspension, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed Smith to return as Aussie captain in the near future.

However, Smith does not want to think about any captaincy responsibilities and wants to just concentrate on his come back.

"Look, it's not something I've thought too much about at the moment," Smith said about leading the team again.

"For me, it's just about getting back and I'd love to play under Tim (Paine) in the Ashes and under Finchy (Aaron Finch) in the World Cup and, you know, I'd do anything to try and help them and help the Australian team play some good cricket and play the right cricket and have some success as well. 

That's my ambition at the moment and I'm working forward towards that," he added.

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