David Warner hits back at Mitchell Johnson for conrtoversial remarks

David Warner will be playing his last Test match series against Pakistan which is scheduled to begin from December 14. Cricket Australia is planning to give farewell to the veteran batter at his home ground in Sydney in January, but former teammate of his Mitchell Johnson has lashed out the chief selector George Bailey for giving a farewell on his last game. Johnson said that the southpaw does not deserve the 'hero's sendoff' as he was associated with one of the worst incidents ‘Sandpaper Gate’. 

Johnson believes he should not be given a farewell for that one incident and a cricketer is remembered for how he has behaved on and off the field, and this has been a black mark to the Australian Cricket as well. He also questioned the form of Warner in the longest format of the game in a column written in West Australian. 

Amid all this chaos Warner who was silent throughout has finally opened up on the controversial comments by his former teammate. He responded with cool and calmness about the matter. 

My parents ingrained that into me: David Warner

Johnson wrote in his column for The West Australian, "As we prepare for David Warner's farewell series, can somebody please tell me why? Why a struggling Test opener gets to nominate his own retirement date? And why a player at the center of one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history warrants a hero's send-off?."

In reply the opener said, "It would not be a summer of cricket without a headline. It is what it is. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. But moving forward, we are looking to a nice Test over in the west. I resonate with where I grew up. For me, it was a great upbringing with my parents, but it taught me everyday ... to work hard. My parents ingrained that into me."

"When you get on to the world stage, you don't realise what goes with that there is a lot of media. A lot of criticism. But there are also a lot of positives. And I think what is more important is what you see today, people coming out here to support cricket, Australian cricket, and cricket in general. It is fantastic."