By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline
Published: 18:00 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 18:00 GMT, 20 March 2019
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Shane Warne has said he will be 'disappointed' if crowds in England this summer don't get stuck in to Steve Smith and David Warner after they return from their ball-tampering bans.
The Australian duo will be available again for international selection at the end of this month, and Warne - who endured a love-hate relationship with English fans during four Ashes tours - expects spectators to remind them of their part in the plot to rub sandpaper on the ball at Cape Town last year.
That led to year-long suspensions for both, plus a nine-month ban for opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, who tried to hide the sandpaper down his trousers.
Shane Warne thinks Steve Smith and David Warner will expect plenty of flak from England fans
Shane Warne, seen here as Rajasthan Royals ambassador, expects the Australians to be 'nailed'
'I'd be disappointed if they didn't give it to them,' said Warne. 'They're going to absolutely give it to them, and the players are fully aware of that.
'Even if they hadn't been out for a year, they were still going to get nailed by the crowd - the same way as the Aussies give it to England when they go to Australia. It's just a bit more constant with the singing over here. I think they'll be OK: they're completely expecting it.'
Smith and Warner will begin their trial-by-spectator with a
