Ex-Australia Captain's Big Revelation On David Warner's Comeback. Says "Spoke To Him..."

29.10.2024 - 08:35 sports.ndtv.com

Former Australian captain Tim Paine revealed that former opener David Warner was not serious and barely joking as he offered to come out of retirement from international cricket to help Australia end their hunt for an opener ahead of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India.

Days back, Warner had offered to come back to the international cricket if Australia could not find the right opening partner for Usman Khawaja due to Steve Smith sliding down to number four after mixed performances as an opener and all-rounder Cameron Green being out of the Test summer due to a back injury.

But Paine, now speaking to SEN, suggested that Warner was just joking around and even had remarked "I got them good" in a conversation with the former Aussie wicketkeeper. "He was not dead serious, that is Davey.

How do I know? Because I spoke to him, that is how. Is that good enough for the people?," said Paine to SEN. "He said, 'I got them good, haha'.

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