Former Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was barred from being a Cricket Australia guest speaker at their events during the first Test in Perth.
In what the board claimed was in the "best interests" of Johnson and CA, he was removed from guest speaker roles after his withering attack on ex-teammate David Warner in The West Australian before the first Test.
Johnson was taken out of his official roles during the Test, according to The Age, in which Australia would go on to defeat Pakistan by a whopping 360 runs.
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"Mitchell is one of Australia's most celebrated bowlers, but we felt on this occasion it was in everyone's best interests that he was not the guest speaker at the CA functions," a CA spokesperson said.
The organisation said it did not restrict or shut down Johnson, but felt it was better to keep him off the stage in case he launched into more attacks on Warner or selector George Bailey.
Johnson's column questioned Warner's selection in the Test squad and called out his part in the ball-tampering saga in 2018.
"Does this really warrant a swansong, a last hurrah against Pakistan that was forecast a year in advance as if he was bigger than the game and the Australian cricket team?" wrote Johnson, who believes Warner should have taken the decision out of the hands of selectors.
"It's been five years and Warner has still never really owned the ball-tampering scandal.
"Now the way he is going out is underpinned by more of the same arrogance and disrespect to our country."
Despite Johnson's hesitations, Warner went on to make a century on day one of the first Test.
The 36-year-old motioned a shush to the crowd after reaching the all-important milestone, getting his farewell tour off to a dream start.
"You saw what it was. A nice little quiet shush," Warner said after making 164.
Australia now faces Pakistan in the second Test beginning on Boxing Day, with Warner hoping to make up for his second innings duck after a perfect start with his ton.
Former Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was barred from being a Cricket Australia guest speaker at their events during the first Test in Perth.
In what the board claimed was in the "best interests" of Johnson and CA, he was removed from guest speaker roles after his withering attack on ex-teammate David Warner in The West Australian before the first Test.
Johnson was taken out of his official roles during the Test, according to The Age, in which Australia would go on to defeat Pakistan by a whopping 360 runs.
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"Mitchell is one of Australia's most celebrated bowlers, but we felt on this occasion it was in everyone's best interests that he was not the guest speaker at the CA functions," a CA spokesperson said.
The organisation said it did not restrict or shut down Johnson, but felt it was better to keep him off the stage in case he launched into more attacks on Warner or selector George Bailey.
Johnson's column questioned Warner's selection in the Test squad and called out his part in the ball-tampering saga in 2018.
"Does this really warrant a swansong, a last hurrah against Pakistan that was forecast a year in advance as if he was bigger than the game and the Australian cricket team?" wrote Johnson, who believes Warner should have taken the decision out of the hands of selectors.
"It's been five years and Warner has still never really owned the ball-tampering scandal.
"Now the way he is going out is underpinned by more of the same arrogance and disrespect to our country."
Despite Johnson's hesitations, Warner went on to make a century on day one of the first Test.
The 36-year-old motioned a shush to the crowd after reaching the all-important milestone, getting his farewell tour off to a dream start.
"You saw what it was. A nice little quiet shush," Warner said after making 164.
Australia now faces Pakistan in the second Test beginning on Boxing Day, with Warner hoping to make up for his second innings duck after a perfect start with his ton.
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