Smith, who was sacked as skipper and suspended for a year for his role in the plot, has recently expressed his desire to lead Australia again.

The scandal came back to the spotlight after Cameron Bancroft recently hinted that the Australian bowlers knew of the plan to use a sandpaper on the ball

The Australian bowlers in a joint statement published on Mitchell Starc's website had denied any wrongdoing and said it was 'time to move on'

Cameron Bancroft had appeared to imply Australia's bowlers may have known about the Newlands ball-tampering plot, which they strongly deny

Broad also agreed with Cameron Bancroft that the knowledge of the illegal ploy was not limited to the three men who were suspended for their part in it.

Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper on the ball in the third Test against South Africa in 2018 for which he was handed 9-month ban

The 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa had led to a review of Australia's win-at-all-cost team culture

Cameron Bancroft created a fresh storm in Australian cricket by suggesting that more bowlers were aware of the ball-tampering during their Test match against South Africa in 2018

The ball-tampering scandal in 2018 had led to a review of Australia's team culture and led to one-year bans on then captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and a nine-month suspension for Cameron Bancroft

David Sekar lamented that the 2018 ball-tampering scandal is going to be associated with Australian cricket forever and there is nothing one can do about it