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Australia Need To Manage David Warner's Ego, Says Graeme Smith

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David Warner can be a very valuable addition to the Australia team but his return to the team could also be disruptive, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has warned. Warner, on a comeback trail after a one-year ban for ball-tampering, has been racking up runs in IPL 2019 for SunRisers Hyderabad and is expected to earn a recall to the national squad ahead of the World Cup in England and Wales. However, Smith has warned Justin Langer and the rest of the Australian team management that Warner's return can hurt the dressing room atmosphere if his ego is not managed.

Smith, who skippered his country for more than a decade, said that while he admired Warner's batting, he had "pissed a lot of people off" throughout his career.

"I don't know," he told Fox Sports on Tuesday evening when asked if he would have any issue in welcoming Warner back to the Australian team.