Australia batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner will be welcomed back, says Aaron Finch

Australia batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner will be welcomed back into the team following their one-year bans for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal, says Aaron Finch.

Smith and Warner, along with fellow batsman Cameron Bancroft, were punished after Bancroft was caught trying to alter the condition of the ball with sandpaper during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

Ahead of his return from his nine-month ban this weekend, Bancroft said Warner asked him to carry out the ball tampering, while Smith also made it clear Warner was the architect of the plan.

However Finch, who is Australia's limited-overs captain and has earned a place in the Test side following the scandal, said: "It's nine months ago and I think in the next three months when Davey and Steve are ready to be allowed to come back and play cricket for Australia and their states I think from my point of view, they'll be welcomed back with open arms.

"I think that whatever has happened has happened. The punishment has been dealt. They've been working really hard off the field to meet every criteria and gone above and beyond everything that has been asked of them to come back and play international cricket again."

Meanwhile, former captain Smith and Bancroft have received criticism from leading figures in Australian cricket for their decision to publically blame Warner.

Former Australia Test captain Allan Border was the latest to do so, telling Fox Sports: "My personal view is I would have preferred the interviews weren't done.

"They're just rehashing a lot of stuff we already know and what was the point of it all? They could have just admitted they're all responsible for doing the wrong thing."

Warner, who was vice-captain of the Test side before receiving his ban, is yet to respond to Smith and Bancroft's comments.