David Warner says he'd love to chat with Cricket Australia's integrity unit as progress continues toward an appeal over his lifetime leadership ban.
Warner is currently unable to hold a captaincy position in Australian cricket after copping a lifetime ban as a result of 2018's ball-tampering scandal.
The 35-year-old has long shown a desire to have that ban overturned, with Australian cricket having largely moved on from the saga.
With rules dictating that players do not have the right to have a sanction reviewed once it has been accepted, Warner's prospects of having the ban overturned initially looked unlikely.
However, Cricket Australia (CA) officials on Friday went some way to opening the door for change.
With Warner's situation and the current code of conduct high on the agenda, the board has requested that its head of integrity Jacqui Partridge propose a change to its rules.
Asked on Friday night if he'd like to lead his country, particularly as they search for a new limited-overs skipper, Warner said his impact for the team wouldn't change either way.
"I'm a leader in this team no matter what, it doesn't matter if you've got a C or a VC next to your name," he told Fox Sports.
"There is talk I might be able to have a chat to the integrity unit ... I'm happy just to sit down with them and just chew the fat a little bit and see where we're at.
"If it does get overturned then we have to go from there ... I've just got to accept what decision is handed down.
"If it ever presented itself, it would be a privilege."
Tweaking the code would grant players or officials the right to request a penalty be reviewed after an "appropriate period of time".
"The onus would be on the applicant to prove they had undergone genuine reform relevant to the offence they were sanctioned for," Cricket Australia said in a statement.
"Any review would not revisit the original sanction, other than suspension of a penalty in recognition of genuine reform.
"The board has requested that the CA Head of Integrity propose an amendment to the code for consideration.
"It was agreed that should an amendment in respect to long-term sanctions be adopted, any review of a penalty would be heard by an independent code of conduct commission."
Any such change would likely be made before Australia appoint a new full-time captain of the one-day team, following Aaron Finch's retirement.
Australia have three ODIs lined up against England next month after the Twenty20 World Cup, but otherwise do not play again in the format until March.
It is also likely Australia will be on the search for a new T20 captain shortly, with Finch every chance of retiring after the global tournament.
Beyond that, the Sydney Thunder are yet to appoint a captain for this season and Warner could fit the bill if eligible once back from Test duties.
Warner's move to sign with the Thunder on a two-summer deal and return to the Big Bash League has won him some credit with CA officials.
