David Warner on Saturday slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for his or her lack of assist throughout his attraction of his management ban, saying the difficulty affected his psychological well being forward of the primary Test in opposition to South Africa.
Warner was given a life management ban in 2018 for his function within the ball-tampering scandal. The 36-year-old had appealed in opposition to the ban earlier this 12 months and each Warner and CA needed a closed listening to.
However, impartial commissioners appointed by the board insisted on making it public, forcing Warner to withdraw its attraction earlier this month.
“Leading into the Perth Test, my psychological well being in all probability wasn’t the place I wanted it to be at 100 per cent. And at the moment it was difficult.
“If I had it, we might have fastened it. From a CA perspective, I did not actually have any assist.
He stated, “My teammates and our team staff were absolutely amazing, and my family and friends – they really got me through that phase.”
Warner, who has not too long ago come underneath goal for his Test kind, was dismissed for 0 and three within the Perth Test final week. He has not scored a single Test century since January 2020. The opener stated he doesn’t perceive why the method took so lengthy.
“We reached out in February. So we do not know the way it went this far and solely CA can reply that they usually’ll in all probability provide you with what they all the time give everybody else, they do not actually reply, Warner stated.
Despite his struggles within the longest format, Warner backed himself to do nicely within the Boxing Day Test.
“Yeah, my back is against the wall but it’s in my DNA to stay competitive, come here with a smile on my face and fight whatever opposition we’re going to face,” he stated.
He stated he would have talks with the board after the South Africa sequence.
“I’ll have that dialog as soon as that sequence is full. For me, it’s about being in the precise mind set to face South Africa.
“I’m ready to play another Boxing Day Test and more importantly we’ve got a series that’s on the line.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
