New Delhi. Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson could not stop criticizing his former teammate David Warner. Even after Warner’s century in the first Test against Pakistan in Perth (Australia vs. Pakistan, Perth Test), Johnson has the ‘edge’ of the attack against left-handed batsmen.
The former left-arm fast bowler wrote in his latest column in ‘The Western Australian’, ‘Fortune favored Warner on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan. After taking advantage of this gift of life, Warner scored 164 runs. This comes after Cricket Australia took a tough line on Johnson’s criticism, removing the former fast bowler from his role as speaker for two of its events.
He was removed from his role as speaker from two programs
According to Australian media reports, Johnson was scheduled to attend two events as a guest speaker at Perth’s Optus Stadium on December 14. Cricket Australia (CA) had barred the former fast bowler from these events in response to the ‘strong’ criticism of the 37-year-old Warner, but despite CA’s stance, Johnson has not changed his tune. Let us tell you, the controversy between Warner and Johnson. This matter is currently making headlines in the Australian media.
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Hussey played the role of guest speaker
Regarding Johnson’s exclusion from the program, a Cricket Australia spokesperson told News Corp on Tuesday, ‘Mitchell (Johnson) is one of Australia’s most popular bowlers but we felt it would be in everyone’s best interest for him to stay with CA. Don’t be a guest. Speaker at the event. According to the report, former Australian batsman Michael Hussey participated in the program as a guest speaker in place of Johnson. By keeping Johnson away from these events, Cricket Australia has sent a strong message to the former fast bowler.
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Johnson called Warner an ‘arrogant player’.
Let us tell you that before the Perth Test, Johnson attacked Warner in his column written in ‘The West Australian’. In the column, Johnson wrote, ‘Ultimately he (Warner) wants to play. The test of parting was so strong. Why is it being given more importance? Why give a chance to a player whose average in last 36 innings is 26.74? A player who is embroiled in such a controversy (ball tampering) which shames the country. Despite being involved in this controversy, this player (Warner) did not admit the mistake. . His desire to play a farewell Test shows the same arrogance that was seen at Sandpaper Gate.’ Johnson also wrote, ‘However, Warner was not the only player in ‘sandpaper gate’. At that time he was in the team and was a senior player.
Warner hit back at the critics who voiced his batting form when he scored a century in the Perth Test, but Johnson was not deterred. He wrote in his column after the Perth Test that Warner could reach his century only after giving up his life. He wrote, ‘His criticism of Warner in the previous column was right. 0. in Australia’s second innings on Saturday but before getting out. In the first innings, he (Warner) did what he was selected and paid to do. Apart from the double century he scored in the last summer season, he (Warner) had scored almost no runs in almost three years.
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Tags: Cricket Australia, David Warner
First published: December 19, 2023, 12:04 IST