Feb 5, 2019Daniel BrettigAssistant editor, ESPNcricinfo CloseAssistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into the family lounge room to watch the end of day-night World Series matches well past bedtime. Unapologetically passionate about indie music and the South Australian Redbacks, Daniel’s chief cricketing achievement was to dismiss Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth in the 2010 Ashes press match in Perth – a rare Australian victory that summer.Follow on TwitterFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintRe-integration of David Warner and Steven Smith into the Australian team following their 12-month bans for the Newlands scandal may be staggered over the course of the World Cup and the Ashes this year, with the former captain’s more problematic elbow injury causing serious consideration of a conservative return to the game tailored to peak during the bid to retain the urn.While the national captain Tim Paine was adamant about Warner and Smith both returning to have “a huge part in us winning the series” against England, it is believed that Smith’s return to international ranks from major elbow surgery may well be managed via a…