Candice Warner has accused Cricket Australia of failing to assist her husband following the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal of 2018, claiming the organisation tried to stop the veteran opener from representing his nation once more.
Australian cricketer David Warner was embroiled within the notorious sandpaper saga in South Africa 5 years in the past, copping a lifetime management ban over the scandal that dominated headlines in 2018.
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Speaking on The Matty Johns Podcast this week, Warner opened up on the shortage of participant welfare provided to David after they returned from South Africa.
“There was no support. Basically from when we left the hotel in South Africa, David was wiped,” Warner stated.
“There was no Cricket Australia official helping him. There was nothing. It’s like basically you fend for yourself now.
“It was basically fend for yourself, see you later. Thanks for your services.
“Probably, we’re going to do our best for you not to ever come back and play cricket for our country again. We’re going to blame you for everything, and that’s what they did.”
David echoed his spouse’s feedback final yr, telling News Corp: “The people that were close to me really looked out for me. Within the organisation though, nope. None.
“Unfortunately that’s what it was like back then. You were like this washing machine. You’re just rinsed out, recycled, next player comes in.
“A lot has changed since then and George Bailey and Andrew McDonald are doing a great job now.
“You expect the organisation to actually support you.”
Warner additionally claimed there “wasn’t enough support” from CA after St George’s Park patrons had been seen carrying Sonny Bill Williams masks throughout the second Test between South Africa and Australia, taunting the previous Ironwoman champion about her rest room tryst with the footballer.
South African cricket officers posed for pictures with the Gqeberha followers donning the masks.
“I was even told by someone within Cricket Australia at the time within the team that it’s in the team’s best interest to keep your mouth shut,” Warner stated.
“That fired me up, and David up … we have so much respect for the team, but we’re also human beings.
“There was no help, at all.
“It’s sad, because I learnt to just accept it.”
Warner has been selling her new ebook Running Strong, which was printed final week.
Originally printed as ‘Keep your mouth shut’: Candice Warner blasts CA assist throughout ball-tampering saga
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
