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Australia batter David Warner has performed down criticism from former team-mate Mitchell Johnson as he prepares to finish his Take a look at profession.
The 37-year-old will retire from Exams after the sequence towards Pakistan, which begins on 14 December in Perth.
Johnson questioned whether or not Warner deserves a “hero’s send-off” after his central function within the 2018 ‘sandpapergate’ ball-tampering scandal.
“Everyone seems to be entitled to an opinion,” Warner mentioned.
“It will not be a summer season of cricket with out a headline. However shifting ahead, we need to a pleasant Take a look at over within the west.”
Warner has been named in Australia’s squad for the primary Take a look at and will make his closing look at his house floor in Sydney on 2 January.
Johnson, who featured in 72 Exams for Australia, questioned the motivation behind deciding on Warner after his type has tailed off.
Opener Warner has scored 8,487 runs at a mean of 44.43 in 109 Exams since 2011, however he has averaged lower than 30 over the previous two years.
Australia captain Pat Cummins defended Warner, saying: “I feel we shield one another quite a bit. Now we have been via quite a bit over time.
“It’s exhausting to say [what Johnson’s motivation is]. It’s important to ask Mitch. However there are such a lot of issues we must be celebrating about Australian cricket in the mean time.”
