Two days after his assault on former teammate and present Australia opener David Warner, former pacer Mitchell Johnson has revealed the explanation behind his tirade. Johnson, who lashed out on the Aussie opener, whereas additionally reigniting the ball-tampering controversy, claimed that Warner does not deserve a “hero’s sendoff” referring to the Pakistan sequence being his final. The 42-year-old had additionally taken pictures at Australia chief selector Geroge Bailey for persisting with Warner regardless of his poor outings not too long ago.
Johnson revealed that Warner texted him earlier this 12 months after he wrote a column on the southpaw’s spouse, Candice, defending her husband’s place within the staff.
Whereas he didn’t disclose a lot into the main points of Warner’s “fairly private” textual content message, Johnson admitted that it was certainly one of causes, together with the ball tampering scandal, behind his column of the West Australian.
“I obtained a message from Dave, which was fairly private. I attempted to ring to attempt to speak to him about it, which I’ve at all times been open to. I do know I have been open to the fellows once I completed taking part in. I mentioned if I am within the media and writing issues or saying issues that you do not like, simply come and communicate to me,” the previous Australia pacer mentioned on The Mitchell Johnson Cricket Present.
“It was by no means a private factor then till this level. That is in all probability what drove me to jot down the article as properly, a part of it. It was undoubtedly an element. A few of the stuff that was mentioned in that, I will not say it. I believe that is as much as Dave to say it if he desires to speak about it. There was some stuff in there that was extraordinarily disappointing, what he mentioned, and fairly unhealthy to be sincere,” he added.
Johnson was additionally livid at Bailey’s response to his article on Warner, which he interpreted as a reference at his psychological well being.
“To ask if I am okay as a result of I’ve had psychological well being points is just about downplaying my article and placing it on psychological well being, which is sort of disgusting, I believe. It is principally having a dig at somebody’s psychological well being and saying that I will need to have one thing happening, a psychological well being concern has made me say what I’ve mentioned. That is not the reality. That is fully the other. I am truly clear-minded,” he quipped.
Reacting to Johnson’s column on Warner, Bailey had mentioned: “I have been despatched little snippets of it – I hope he is OK”.
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