David Warner retirement thread

[vic_orthdox]

Sutherland vs Easts (is Warner still there?) would be fascinating!

 

[Spikey]

pretty sure he left Easts when Jim Maxwell took over

 

[vic_orthdox]

There's no way Warner's not dropping a whole lot more people in it tomorrow with his press conference.

 

[TheJediBrah]

"It was mostly Starc and Hazlewood's idea, and Lyon egged them on. Cummins went to Bunnings to get the sandpaper and Khawaja offered to pay with his credit card, but instead the Marsh brothers snuck in and stole it so we could save our cash for betting on the game"

 

[howardj]

Fears That Warner Could Go Nuclear Tomorrow

Hope he just shows some remorse, apologizes unconditionally for his part, and if he wants to appeal just say something measured such as he wants to exercise his right to a hearing.

I don't want to see a great 31-year old great player sort of make himself a pariah and block his own path back

He has many years ahead to live and it would be a shame if he becomes a freaky, isolated figure

 

[Redbacks]

I don't think he's up to it off the cuff to really deliver an apology and needs more time + some input from his manager and a good lawyer. He's got a lot to lose so he didn't risk a press conference yet.

As it stands he's ultimately to blame. When I think about it, he needs to explain:

1) why/how he came up with the idea
2) why he deserves another chance from CA
3) his recent behaviour on/off field
4) his motivations for tampering and how it fits with his view on how the game should be played winning/losing with integrity etc.
5) why his team mates should give him another chance
6) appeal or not

 

[Gnske]

A sh*t slinging press conference is just the escalation this fiasco needs imho.

 

[vic_orthdox]

The "Bull" will be in a China Shop tomorrow.

 

[howardj]

It really is a fork in the road for him, and I hope he's got some cool heads advising him today

He can do massive repair work tomorrow, or alternatively massive damage (look at the way Smith turned the public around in 3 minutes)

Doing massive damage feels good for about a week, but he has his whole life and still five years of his career ahead of him

 

[Redbacks]

I think it must be dawning on him that he can't just hit a run a ball hundred and move on this time.

Being at home with his family should bring this all into focus too.

 

[howardj]

I hope so

By all means appeal the ban, but I just hope he's measured tomorrow

Humility and remorse turns even the most blood-thirsty people around to some degree

 

[Gnske]

Come to think of it, given what we've been told about his role. His options aren't that great in a self-preservation way of things.

1. Fling ****, go into scrupulous 'details', and burn the ashes of the bridge. People hate him more.
2. Go to Smith and Bancroft route, the bridge is still burned anyway from the looks of things. People might be swayed.

I wonder if the lawyers are any less likely for option 2 given the stakes for him.

 

[howardj]

If he wants to say explosive stuff about the incident, he should keep all that for when his appeal is heard

And he's totally entitled to say explosive stuff (if it's true) at the appeal

By "explosive stuff", I mean saying stuff that happened in the ball tampering incident that is not currently public knowledge

 

[Borges]

From the reactions of people on this forum (which is probably representative of what the general public feels about it), it would appear that Warner is in a desperate, no-win situation, Kane Williamson is the only person of any stature who has actually come out and said anything positive about him.

 

[vcs]

TBF, Williamson would probably find positive things to say about the Florida school shooter, if you asked him.

 

[Stefan9]

It really is a fork in the road for him, and I hope he's got some cool heads advising him today

He can do massive repair work tomorrow, or alternatively massive damage (look at the way Smith turned the public around in 3 minutes)

Doing massive damage feels good for about a week, but he has his whole life and still five years of his career ahead of him

Smith doesn't have warner's past much easier to forgive Steve.

 

[JBMAC]

I don't think he's up to it off the cuff to really deliver an apology and needs more time + some input from his manager and a good lawyer. He's got a lot to lose so he didn't risk a press conference yet.

As it stands he's ultimately to blame. When I think about it, he needs to explain:

1) why/how he came up with the idea
2) why he deserves another chance from CA
3) his recent behaviour on/off field
4) his motivations for tampering and how it fits with his view on how the game should be played winning/losing with integrity etc.
5) why his team mates should give him another chance
6) appeal or not

SHOW me your bloody badge!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JBMAC]

I don't think he's up to it off the cuff to really deliver an apology and needs more time + some input from his manager and a good lawyer. He's got a lot to lose so he didn't risk a press conference yet.

As it stands he's ultimately to blame. When I think about it, he needs to explain:

1) why/how he came up with the idea
2) why he deserves another chance from CA
3) his recent behaviour on/off field
4) his motivations for tampering and how it fits with his view on how the game should be played winning/losing with integrity etc.
5) why his team mates should give him another chance
6) appeal or not

SHOW me your bloody badge!!!!!!!!!!

 

[morgieb]

Smith doesn't have warner's past much easier to forgive Steve.

It does say a bit of his character/maturity that he has to wait to front the media whereas Smith and Bancroft could give convincing apologies/conferences straight away.

 

[SteveNZ]

From the reactions of people on this forum (which is probably representative of what the general public feels about it), it would appear that Warner is in a desperate, no-win situation, Kane Williamson is the only person of any stature who has actually come out and said anything positive about him.

Kane is his captain now in the IPL (was the other way around) and is genuinely the nicest guy in cricket. No surprise there.