Why a grand farewell to one who cheated: Johnson statement on Warner Retirement

Mitchell Johnson, who was upset that David Warner was allowed to play his farewell match, asked what was the need to allow a player suffering from poor form in the Test format to play his farewell match. Why grand farewell to one who cheated: Johnson statement on Warner Retirement.

It is being said that Australia star opener David Warner will announce his retirement from Test cricket after the ongoing Test series against Pakistan (Australia vs Pakistan). Thus, the Australia Cricket Board has allowed David Warner among the 14 announced members for the first Test to be held in Perth.

In fact, Warner, who has been suffering from poor form in Test cricket for a long time, was heard loudly to drop him from the Test team. However, David Warner was selected for the first Test match against Pakistan. Now former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who has criticized the selection of Warner, has lashed out at Warner and the selection board.

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Mitchell Johnson, who was upset that Warner was allowed to play his farewell match, said, ‘What was the need to allow a player suffering from poor form in the Test format to play his farewell match. He questioned whether it was necessary to allow a player who was involved in one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history to play a farewell match.

In fact, not only was Warner reprimanded for the sandpaper gate scandal (alleged ball tampering) during the Test match against South Africa, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were also punished by Cricket Australia. Accordingly, these three players were given suspension. After that Smith and Warner were barred from captaincy even after the suspension period.

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I was surprised Writing about Warner’s cheating, Johnson said, ‘Though Warner was not alone in the ball tampering allegations, he was a senior member of the team at the time as well as the team leader. I was surprised to hear that Warner would get such a farewell after all this. International cricket is not just about your achievements with bat or ball. “How you handled yourself and how you played the game will last long after you’re gone,” Johnson wrote.

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According to reports, the Test series against Pakistan is rumored to be the last series of Warner’s Test career. Although Warner has not yet spoken or confirmed about it, there are speculations that this series will be the last Test series of Warner’s career. The Pakistan team will play a three-match Test series on the tour of Australia. The first Test match will start on December 14. This first test match will be played in Perth.

Australia squad for first Test against Pakistan: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, David Warner (for the first Test only).