'Batsman is frustrated' - David Warner asks journalist to sit down using stump mic

During the ongoing second Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, David Warner, while fielding, used the stump microphone to talk to an Australian journalist, asking him to sit down. Warner was heard saying that the batter was frustrated, and wanted the journalist to settle down after batters complained about a movement behind the sight-screen.

The incident occurred after the play was halted, and Warner in the field walked up to the stumps to talk to the broadcasting team to relay the instruction to the journalist named Geoff Lemon. The cameras immediately focused on Lemon, who was in the media box. Here is what Warner said during the match: “Broadcast, can you tell Geoff Lemon to sit down in the yellow? The batsman is frustrated, please.”

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Lemon hosts the popular podcast show, ‘The Final Word’, along with Adam Collins, and also wrote the award-winning book, ‘Steve Smith’s Men’, which is about the sandpaper-gate saga from Australia’s 2018 South Africa tour.

Sri Lanka on command after Day 3

Meanwhile, Australia batted first in the ongoing contest and put up 364 runs on board in the first innings. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith each scored centuries, and together added 134 runs for the third wicket. Labuschagne was dismissed for 104 and Smith was unbeaten on 145. Left-arm orthodox spinner Prabhath Jayasuriya finished with the figures of six wickets for 118 runs.

In Sri Lanka’s first innings, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored 86, and number three batter Kusal Mendis scored 85. Angelo Mathews, at number four, scored 52, and Kamindu Mendis contributed with 61 runs, coming in at number six. Dinesh Chandimal was the top scorer with an unbeaten 118. Sri Lanka, at the end of Day 3, extended the lead to 67 runs, with 431 runs on board for the loss of six wickets in 149 overs.

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc picked up two wickets for 47 runs in 19 overs. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon also bagged two wickets in 56 overs, conceding 160 runs. Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson ended with the best figures in the innings, with two wickets for 90 runs in 32 overs. Skipper Pat Cummins went wicketless in 24 overs.