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Paine, who replaced Smith as skipper after the scandal, said Bancroft's comment would not damage his chances of returning to the Test team once he returns from playing county cricket in England.
Bancroft, who was banned for scuffing the ball with a piece of sandpaper during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March, 2018, lit the fuse last week with a cryptic comment in a newspaper interview.
Following the Cape Town Test in which he tampered with the ball, Bancroft was banned for nine months from international and domestic cricket.
Uncapped Queenslander Michael Neser is a surprise selection in the pace attack.
The 26-year-old was roundly criticised for casting Warner as the instigator in an interview during the Boxing Day test against India.
Former captain Steve Smith and ex vice-captain Warner were both banned for 12 months for the ball-tampering incident during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.
The opener received a nine-month ban from the international and domestic game for his part in the scandal in South Africa that rocked the sport, in which he used sandpaper to try to alter the ball.
Warner said he was desperate to force his way back into the national side when his ball-tampering suspension ends next year.
The ball struck Bancroft in the throat after he miscued a lap sweep while batting for his Desert Blaze team.
There were reports that their relationship with the former captain has been strained in the aftermath of the trio's bans for ball-tampering.