WATCH: David Warner Gets Mocked As Edgbaston Crowd Waves Sandpaper On His Dismissal

Both the Aussie openers lost their wickets early and the crowd gave them an ugly treatment by waving sandpapers

The first Test match of the Ashes 2019 began on Thursday at Edgbaston. It was also the first time that the Aussie trio of Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft took the field together, since the infamous ‘Sandpapergate’ controversy in South Africa in 2018. As expected, all three cricketers received a rude reception from the local crowd. The spectators hurled yellow-coloured sandpaper while the Aussies entered the field for the national anthem. There were several banners as well that reminded the guests of what happened in Cape Town.

Nice to see the Edgbaston crowd giving David Warner a nice send-off #Ashes pic.twitter.com/4QZiWqlQUT

— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) August 1, 2019

Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted bat first. Warner and Bancroft opened the innings but failed to provide a solid start. Both the openers lost their wickets early and the crowd gave the duo a similar treatment by once again waving sandpapers. Here's the video:

It’s a sandpaper send off from the Hollies.

David Warner gone for the second time today from Stuart Broad. #TheAshes | #ENGvAUS | #Edgbaston pic.twitter.com/I2xhk3MK2q — Ploughmans CC (@PloughmansCC) August 1, 2019

The three cricketers were banned by Cricket Australia after they were seen as the protagonists in a ball-tampering controversy that led to a tectonic shift in Australian cricket.

David Warner's send off after being trapped LBW for 2, by Stuart Broad... 👉 https://t.co/uodUnJ0I7N#bbccricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes pic.twitter.com/YgqJOgsbPK

— Test Match Special (@bbctms) August 1, 2019

The defending Ashes champions had an extremely tough time since the trio was banned from international cricket. The team took quite a long time to get back on the track and are currently toiling hard to rebuild the side with all the three cricketers back in the dressing room.