Australia batsman David Warner was banned for a year from 🌺international cricket due to his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
According to an interview published in The Guardian, former England Test skipper Alastair Cook had described an incident, which took place during the 2017-18 Ashes, in his new book – ‘The Autobiography.’
“David Warner, a couple of beers into his celebration, mentioned that he used substances attached to the strapping on his hand to accelerate the deterioration of the ball during a first-class match. I looked at Steve Smith who shot a glance that said: ‘Ooh, you shouldn’t have said that,'” Cook revealed in his book.
Ever since he returned to international cricket, Warner has been welcomed back with abuses and ru🦂de sledges all through the 2019 World Cup and the Ashes 2019 in Eng꧋land.
The 32-year-old, however, managed to overcome these hurdles to score a total of 647 runs in the 2019 World Cup. He emerged as the second-highest run-getter of the tournament after India’s Rohit Sharma.
However, the left-hander has failed miserably so far in the Ashes series against England. Barring one half-century, his run-scoring ability has been tested with four single-digit numbers and t🥃hree ducks to his name in eight innings of four Tests.
Despite Warner’s poor form, Australia ended up retaining the urn with an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series.
The fifth and the final Ashes Test is slated to start from September 12 at Kennington Oval, Lon💦don.
