“Not Going To Throw…”: Glenn Maxwell Reacts To David Warner-Mitchell Johnson-George Bailey Saga
Amid the continued controversy, Glenn Maxwell hailed David Warner as a champion batter.© AFP
Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has reacted to the newest controversy, involving former pacer Mitchell Johnson and opener David Warner, that has gripped Australian cricket previously few days. In his column for The West Australian, Johnson launched a scathing assault on Warner and chief selector George Bailey. Johnson had questioned a Check farewell for Warner by mentioning his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal. Reacting to his column on Warner, Bailey had mentioned: “I have been despatched little snippets of it – I hope he is OK”.
Nevertheless, Maxwell has refused to get entangled in the entire saga, saying that Australians ought to moderately celebate the crew’s latest success – World Check Championship and ODI World Cup titles.
“There’s a whole lot of chat round it (the Johnson and Warner saga). However I feel coming into this primary Check, we have simply acquired to make it possible for as Australians we’re supporting our crew and we’re celebrating how profitable this crew has been over the two-year interval of the World Check Championship cycle. I am not going to throw my identify into some headlines about this,” Maxwell instructed SEN Radio.
Regardless of refusing to touch upon Johnson’s column, Maxwell hailed Warner as a champion batter, and hoped that the veteran opener will rating loads of runs this summer time, beginning with the primary Check towards Pakistan in Perth.
“Davey’s been an absolute champion of Australian cricket for a protracted time frame and the selectors had been fairly clear on what they considered it (choosing him). I am trying ahead to seeing Davey in that first Check and him making a whole lot of runs this summer time,” he added.
Warner had earlier confirmed that the collection towards Pakistan will likely be his final within the Check format.
Australia and Pakistan will face off in three-match Check collection, with the primary recreation beginning December 14 on the Optus Stadium.
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