Bancroft keen to resume opening with Warner despite scandal

Cameron Bancroft insists he holds no grudges against David Warner and is keen to resume their opening partnership for Australia that was derailed by the ball-tampering scandal.

The 26-year-old Bancroft, who has completed his nine-month ban for the cheating, confirmed in an explosive television interview last month it was Warner who asked him to alter the ball.

Warner and Steve Smith still have three months of their suspensions left to run over the incident last March in South Africa that rocked the game.

Despite some pundits suggesting their relationship was now untenable, Bancroft said he held no ill feeling and was in touch with both Warner and Smith.

"Absolutely," he told reporters when asked if he would want to play with Warner again.

"We're good people, very honest and passionate people. Dave, like Steve, all of us, we've all gone through our challenges, haven't we?"
"As a player like myself, you strive to be around players like that. For my own learning as a cricketer, I'd love for that to happen."