Smith and Warner must be carefully reintegrated into a "dysfunctional family" – Langer

Smith and Warner recently clashed in a cricket match in Sydney. © Getty

Australia's head coach, Justin Langer, acknowledged the need to carefully prepare a "reinstatement process" for Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, who are currently banned. Cricket Australia recently upheld his 12-month jail term for his involvement in the Newlands bulletproof scandal, which means that at least the senior pair of Smith and Warner can not be consideration for the selection of the national team that after four months.

Langer, who succeeded Darren Lehmann during the post-Newlands turmoil, launched the above process by speaking separately to Smith and Warner. Smith had lunch with the coach and also faced Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins in the nets in Sydney before the third T20I against India on Sunday. Warner had been discussed separately before the UAE's Australian tour last month and again later Monday afternoon (November 26).

"There will be a process for the boys to come back and it is really important to start working on this process from now on," said Langer. "We can not come to the point and say" they are back. "It's not fair to them, it's not just for the team, it's not not just for everyone.

"It's nice to have Davey and Steve have a hit yesterday, I had lunch with him on Monday morning and I met Davey for a few hours this afternoon as well." I did not deliberately catch up with them separately … I met Davey in Brisbane before going to the UAE because I wanted to see him face to face.Exchange SMS and e-mails, you have to talk face to face We had an excellent catch-up.

"It was the first time I saw Steven the other day, I wanted it to be between us because there is so much to say, and over time, we will bring together the fraternity and everything was fine, it was great, I talk to Cameron Bancroft a bit, they spent 12 difficult months, they were penalized for making a very big mistake, that's for sure, but we have to integrate them into the group and every opportunity get is positive. "

Langer drew parallels between the current upheaval of Australian cricket and that of Western Australia earlier this decade. Langer took up the post in Western Australia in 2012 and has badembled a whimsical team and a state-run badociation in constant struggle to create the now flourishing unit.

"I think we all have to meet," said Langer. "When I took control of Western Australian cricket for the first time, it was like a dysfunctional family." The media hated the team, the team hated them, the cricket club hated WACA, WACA hated them, old players hated WACA, WACA hated them.

"There was a lot of anguish, I probably have a feeling that a little bit now in Australian cricket, there are a lot of them and for someone who is pbadionate about Australian cricket and now the coach, i like the harmony well i love the family.Many disappeared on, do not be afraid of that, the closer we can bring the family, you would say a dysfunctional family, I know it's a big headline for you, but that's what I felt at the time.

"If you think about ACA and CA, the public and the team, the media and the team, it's a bit disjointed for the moment. The more we can bring back, the greater the harmony and you will get a happier environment for all. includes boys. "