Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson’s tirade against David Warner caught hearth in Australian cricket. The former Aussie pacer launched a scathing assault on his compatriot and focused him on his need to get a farewell Test. Johnson referred to as Warner ‘a struggling Test opener’ and highlighted that he has ‘by no means actually owned the ball-tampering scandal’.
Two days after his column in The West Australian, Johnson has revealed the issue that performed an element in his polemic. The Aussie star acknowledged that his rant got here after a private message from Warner in April. It was in reply to Johnson’s column which he wrote after the batter’s spouse Candice supported Warner’s place within the Test group. He acknowledged that the message and Warner’s need for a farewell Test had been the the explanation why he wrote the column.
Now, Johnson has opened up concerning the cause on his podcast The Mitchell Johnson Cricket Show. I received a message from Dave, which was fairly private. I attempted to ring to try to speak to him about it, which I’ve at all times been open to. I do know I’ve been open to the blokes once I completed enjoying. I stated if I’m within the media and writing issues or saying issues that you do not like, simply come and communicate to me,” Johnson stated within the present hosted by Bharat Sundaresan.
“It was never a personal thing then until this point. This is probably what drove me to write the article as well, part of it. It was definitely a factor. Some of the stuff that was said in that, I won’t say it. I think that’s up to Dave to say it if he wants to talk about it. There was some stuff in there that was extremely disappointing, what he said, and pretty bad to be honest,” he added.
Johnson targets Aussie selector Bailey
The pacer focused Australia’s selector Geroge Bailey, who queried whether or not Johnson was okay or not. After seeing the pacer’s statements, Bailey stated, “I’ve been sent little snippets of it – I hope he’s OK.” Johnson now referred to as his assertion disgusting.Â
“To ask if I’m okay because I’ve had mental health issues is pretty much downplaying my article and putting it on mental health, which is quite disgusting, I think. It’s basically having a dig at someone’s mental health and saying that I must have something going on, a mental health issue has made me say what I have said. That’s not the truth. That’s completely the opposite. I’m actually clear-minded,” Johnson stated.
