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Australia's Steve Smith To Captain Welsh Fire In The Hundred

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Former Australia captain Steve Smith was named Wednesday to lead the Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of The Hundred cricket league in Britain, another step on his road back following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Smith, who is currently in South Africa with the Australia team, was banned from international cricket for a year in March 2018 for his role in a plot to cheat in a Test in Cape Town.

He was also banned for a further year from holding any leadership role in the Australia team. That suspension expires at the end of next month.