Ever since Cricket Australia declared the squad for the Pakistan Test series, the former Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson has been criticising left-hand batter David Warner and the Australian cricket board selectors. It is learned that the Test series against Pakistan is going to be Warner’s last series, Johnson stated the Australian batter 'doesn't warrant a hero's sendoff'.
A lot of Australian cricketers came up with their school of thought and after all the chaos, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley also broke his silence.
According to Hockley, the Australian team will do all of its talking on the pitch.
"A fair amount has been said, and everyone's entitled to their own opinions. I think what you've seen over this year and the last two years is the current men's team in all formats playing in great spirit. The success of the World Cup is being hailed as arguably the greatest World Cup victory out of the six to beat India in India. I know that this team really wants to do its talking on the pitch," Hockley told the reporters.
Hockley also talked about the red ball series against Pakistan, requesting the fans to support the touring team in the first Test at Perth.
"We saw how competitive these two teams are when we toured Pakistan last March. We've seen the passion of Pakistan fans not just on that tour but when they made it to the final here in the T20 World Cup last year, they had incredible support. We would love for as many of the Pakistan fans that are living here in Australia to come out in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney," Hockley added.
Talking about Warner’s record in Test cricket, the southpaw has collected 8487 Test runs and needs just 157 runs to leapfrog Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke into fifth spot on the all-time Australian Test run-scoring list.