The last press conference in the Ball-Tampering incident took place with today with a resentful David Warner who accepted the full responsibility of his part in the sandpaper gate. Australia’s vice-captain was considered to be the prime motivator behind Bancroft’s actions but speaking to the media today, Warner refused to speak in detail and answered with his standard reply.
Today’s press conference by David Warner comes as the last straw in the week that has shaken not only the Australian cricket world but also the whole cricketing fraternity. After the emotional conferences from Steven Smith and Cameron Bancroft, much was expected from the Australian opener but he refused to give the details. Warner also resigned to the fact that he may never play for Australia again.
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— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 31, 2018
The emotional press interaction began with a prepared statement from David Warner. He profusely apologized to the cricket fans all over the world, he apologized to the teammates and support staff, he apologized to Cricket Australia, he apologized to the South African players, administrators, and fans. He finally said sorry to every Australian for the actions that have brought his country into disrepute.
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After allowing media to ask questions, Warner went into an uncharacteristic defensive mode. He repeated his apology instead of answering. “I’m here to take full responsibility for my part in this,” he said. “It’s extremely regrettable, I’m sorry. I just want to move on from this.” He later clarified his actions on Twitter, saying that he was following a process and he will be speaking out clearly once the processes are complete.
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
It is likely that once the formalities and investigations are complete, David Warner will be back to answer in details about what exactly happened in the third Test at Cape Town and how exactly was it carried out. We will have to wait until then.
