Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith, who was dethroned as captain following the `Sandpaper-Gate` scandal in Cape Town Test in March 2018 and was suspended, has said he would be keen to lead the national team again, if given an opportunity.

"I`ve certainly had a lot of time to think about it and I guess now I`ve got to a point where if the opportunity did come up again I would be keen. If it was what Cricket Australia (CA) wanted and it was what was best for the team at the time, it`s certainly something I would be interested in now, that`s for sure," Smith told News Corp.