The returns of David Warner and Steve Smith will give Australia a strong chance to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 said Shane Warne. He said Smith and Warner would benefit from their respective 12-month bans – it’ll “freshen your mind up, you become hungry again”, he said. Warne speaks from personal experience as he himself once received a 12-month ban, in 2003, after testing positive for a banned diuretic. However, Warne said it ultimately had little effect on his playing career. In fact, it improved him. “Sometimes, having an enforced lay off – like I’m used to, I had 12 months off myself – what that means is you become really fresh,” Warne told an Australian TV channel. “You freshen your mind up, you become hungry again, and realise how important cricket is to you.”
Shane Warne tips Australia to win World Cup
