Cricket Australia hands him a 12-month ban

After the ball-tampering plot at Cape Town he was banned for 12 months from Australian and state cricket. Reports differ on how long the captaincy ban runs.

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Part of chapter 2Captain, ban and comebackThe 2015 ICC Cricketer of the Year made 687 runs in the 2017-18 Ashes, took a 12-month ban in March 2018 and came back with 774 runs in the 2019 Ashes.