There has been a dispute between two former Australian players Mitchell Johnson and Michael Clarke regarding David Warner’s retirement from Test cricket. In fact, Johnson had said that David Warner should not be allowed to retire on his own terms, because he had committed a major crime like ball tampering. Now Michael Clarke has targeted Mitchell Johnson and said that he should not make such a personal attack on Warner.
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Actually, David Warner had announced in June 2023 that he can retire from Test cricket after the New Year Test match against Pakistan in Sydney. At the same time, Australian players are divided on that. Johnson believes that the way David Warner is retiring from Test cricket, a feeling of arrogance and contempt towards the country is visible. Can anyone tell why we are preparing for David Warner’s farewell series? Why is a player involved in the biggest scandal in the history of Australian cricket being sent off like a hero?
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Mitchell Johnson should not have made a personal attack on David Warner – Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke has now hit back at Mitchell Johnson and said that he should not have been so personal. Speaking on Big Sports Breakfast, he said,
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Mitchell Johnson has not played for many years so perhaps he has a complaint in his mind. However, when you are in such a position and you have to give any opinion, then it should be for the team and not targeting any player personally. I never make personal comments about anyone and if I do, I apologize because you don’t want that to happen.