David Warner along with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft was banned from Australian Cricket recently. He along with the two other was found guilty in the ball tampering case.
David Warner had an emotional breakdown as he attended a press conference recently. At the press conference, Warner accepted his mistake and admitted that his actions are inexcusable.
Warner also said that he has retired from cricket and may never play for the country again. He said-
“There’s a tiny ray of hope that I may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again but I’m resigned to the fact that that may never happen again.”
During the press conference, Warner was asked several questions by the media but he tried to dodge most of them. Also, he kept on using same lines to answer different questions. For an example take this instance-
Interviewer – Who all were involved except you?
Answer – I am here today to accept moral responsibility for my part, my involvement for what happened in Capetown. It’s inexcusable. I am deeply sorry. As I said, I will do everything I can to earn that respect from the Australian public.
Interviewer – You haven’t answered the question. Who all were involved?
Interview Host – Sorry, wrong question
Take a look at a clip from the press conference below-
Read the full transcripts from the Warner, Smith, Bancroft & Lehmann press conferences here: https://t.co/CsxflxQyCo pic.twitter.com/iqSoge4MUk
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 31, 2018
Click Here to watch it directly on Twitter.
You can watch the full press conference here.
The interview didn’t go well with Twitterati and they started trolling him. Take a look at some reactions-
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Journo: David, what’s the square root of 64?
Warner: As I said before, I’m here to take full responsibility for my actions and I regret what…— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) March 31, 2018
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https://twitter.com/ethan_meldrum/status/979875749329956864
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https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/979876192793833474
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https://twitter.com/jonathanliew/status/979875370559266816
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David Warner’s preparing for his media conference @sportsbetcomau pic.twitter.com/LlnZrFHdFR
— Robert Burnett (@burnett_robert) March 31, 2018
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Journo: ‘Dave, what’s for lunch?’
Warner: ‘I’m here to accept my responsibility in the incident’ #Warner
— Tom Ford (@TomFord83) March 31, 2018
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Bancroft, Smith and Warner press conferences.
All dressed identically, all sorry, all 'will regret for rest of their lives.'
But none revealed what happened, why they did it and whether other players involved.— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) March 31, 2018
Even Warner knew he didn’t answer the questions properly. Here’s what he tweeted after the press conference
1/3 I know there are unanswered questions and lots of them. I completely understand. In time i will do my best to answer them all. But there is a formal CA process to follow.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) March 31, 2018
2/3 I am taking advice to make sure I properly comply with that process and answer all questions in the proper place and at the proper time.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) March 31, 2018
3/3 I should have mentioned that in my press conference I’m sorry for not making it clearer. With so much at stake for my family and cricket I have to follow this process properly. I think that’s fair.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) March 31, 2018
What do you feel about the ball tampering & Warner’s press conference?