Ahead of the Test sequence towards Pakistan, Australian cricket is in the midst of a bit little bit of controversy due to Mitchell Johnson taking a jibe at his former teammate David Warner. For the unversed, Warner is about to retire from Tests on the finish of the upcoming sequence towards Pakistan. However, Johnson had written in his current column that the opening batter did not deserve the farewell sequence in any respect.
“Why a player at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history warrants a hero’s send-off,” Johnson wrote in his column for The West Australian criticising Warner. However, Usman Khawaja has come out in assist of his opening accomplice within the longest format saying that not solely Warner however Steve Smith too has paid the worth of the error they dedicated. He additionally identified the contribution of each batters to Australian cricket through the years.
“Davey Warner and Steve Smith are heroes in my mind. They missed a year of cricket through dark times in Australian cricket but they have paid their dues. No one is perfect. Mitchell Johnson isn’t perfect. I am not perfect. Steve Smith is not perfect. David Warner isn’t perfect. What they have done for the game and to grow the game far outweighs anything else they have done.So for [Johnson] to imply that Dave Warner or anyone else involved in [the] Sandpaper [incident] is not a hero, I strongly disagree with because I believe they have paid their dues,” Khawaja statedÂ
Usman Khawaja additionally disagreed with Johnson’s feedback on chief selector George Bailey as he stated that the latter is just too near Warner and different gamers within the present workforce. “I’m not sure you can argue with that. [The criticism] is harsh,” he added. The controversy brewing on the subject of this matter appears pointless in the meanwhile as Australia are recent off profitable their sixth World Cup title and shall be going through Pakistan within the three-match Test sequence ranging from December 14.
