David Warner was fully villainized, says opener’s supervisor James Erskine as he slams Cricket Australia

David Warner’s supervisor, James Erskine, has hit out at Cricket Australia and stated that the opener was fully villainized for the papergate scandal. Warner determined to withdraw his assessment utility of the lifetime captaincy ban on Wednesday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 8, 2022 09:58 IST

Erskine stated that Warner was defending Cricket Australia (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: David Warner’s supervisor James Erskine has hit out at Cricket Australia after the star batter determined to withdraw his utility to have his lifetime captaincy ban reviewed.

Warner was handed the punishment for his function within the 2018 Papergate-scandal however hoped to get it lifted. However, on Wednesday in a prolonged put up on Instagram, the opener stated that he was withdrawing his utility because the panel needed to have a public listening to and he did not need to make his household undergo the ordeal once more.

Warner’s supervisor Erskine stated, as quoted by Fox News, that the 36-year-old was fed up with the method and likewise revealed the trauma that his household needed to undergo.

He went on to say that Warner was fully villainized for his involvement within the scandal.

“I think he’s fed up with the process, the trauma (from) that the original decision in South Africa, to his family and Candice (Warner’s wife), she lost a baby because of it,”

“I think it’s odd, I don’t quite understand the process myself… of course, they (Cricket Australia) want this open court on the appeal.”

“When you get banned for life with no appeal, I don’t think that can be legal, you can murder 25 people and get an appeal, and go have a second trial.

“The Prime Minister came out (at the time), (Malcolm) Turnbull came out and said this is a disgrace and whatever, I think he regrets those comments now, Cricket Australia had the whole process, the (Iain) Roy report was done in four days.”

“You’d have to be a blind black Labrador, there was far more than three people involved in this thing, they all got a canning and David Warner was completely villainized.”

Erskine additional lashed out at Cricket Australia and stated that Warner was defending them and his fellow gamers.

“He has shut up, he protected Cricket Australia, he protected his fellow players on my advice, because at the end of the day no one wanted to hear any more of it and he’s got on playing cricket,” stated Erskine.

“Why Cricket Australia couldn’t have done a very sensible thing and said listen, it’s not legal that someone doesn’t have a right of appeal.”

“It’s just absurd, why should he have to go through that, he has done everything he possibly could for Cricket Australia and for his team, and now he’s being treated like this… this is injustice at its greatest level.”

Cricket Australia had issued an announcement after Warner’s introduced his resolution and stated that they revered his selection.

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Dec 8, 2022