David Warner’s supervisor, James Erskine, hit again at former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson, who questioned why the left-handed batter is getting a Test farewell regardless of his struggles in red-ball cricket and accused him of not proudly owning as much as his position within the ball-tampering scandal.
Warner said his intentions to retire from the Test format earlier this 12 months, stating that he can be eager to deliver his profession in red-ball format to an finish at his house floor, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). (South Africa Name Squads For ODIs, T20I And Tests For India Matches; Aiden Markram Named New ODI Captain, Temba Bavuma To Lead Test Team)
Writing for The West Australian, Johnson stated that Warner’s present type and his involvement within the ball-tampering scandal, often known as the ‘Sandpaper Gate’ don’t justify him getting a “hero’s send-off”.
“As we prepare for David Warner’s farewell series, can somebody please tell me why? Why does a struggling Test opener get to nominate his own retirement date? And why does a player at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history warrant a hero’s send-off?” Johnson wrote. (Test Series Against India Will Be Real Test For Bazball Believes England Coach Brendon McCullum)
Erskine hit again at Johnson, stating that his questioning Warner’s choice is not logical and saying, as quoted from The Sydney Morning Herald, “Let me tell you, anyone can get a headline. The fact is [Warner’s selection] is just logical. The three [replacement] candidates will be [Matthew] Renshaw, [Cameron] Bancroft – who has played pretty well in the Sheffield Shield – and [Marcus] Harris. Now they’ve all had spells opening the batting for Australia.”
He additional went on to level out that the trio of Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Matthew Renshaw had managed to assert only one century between them in 38 Test outings and their mixed common was someplace within the mid-20s.
Hew backed Warner’s efficiency, stating that he scored a half-century throughout his final Test innings within the Ashes and was the main run-scorer for the Baggy Greens within the ODI World Cup, Erskine.
“David is in good form. Thank God Mitchell Johnson isn’t a Test selector,” Erskine stated.
Australia’s First Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, and David Warner.
Pakistan squad for Australia Tests: Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
