'He's been put in the naughty corner' Jim Maxwell says Warner ostracised by team

Maxwell, who is travelling with the team in South Africa, said Warner's absence could last beyond any official ban handed down by Cricket Australia (CA). Cricket Australia's boss James Sutherland announced this morning that Warner, captain Steve Smith and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft would be sent home over their roles in the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australian cricket. The scandal broke after Bancroft was caught on camera using tape to rough up the ball in the third Test in Cape Town. Warner's 74 Tests at the top of the Australian batting order have brought 21 centuries at an average of 48.20. But Maxwell says his reputation has fallen so far in cricket circles and with the general public that he may have played his last match. "I would have a feeling that beyond any ban, he may never play for Australia again out of all this, because he's so much on the nose with the players and probably the public as well," he told ABC News Breakfast. "Who would have thought that a few weeks ago, when he had all the boy scout badges on him after captaining the T20 side and he seemed to be the clean-skin? "But I'm afraid the leopard spots came back in the past couple of weeks and I think he's the main problem at the moment with the side in terms of its attitude." CA is yet to hand down the penalties for the three players, but Maxwell said bans between six and 12 months could be in order. A six-month ban would make players available again for Australia's next Test series against India in November.