'If players were only judged on their previous achievements, Ricky Ponting would be batting at No. 3' - Mitchell Johnson on Candice Warner accusing CA in support of David Warner

Candice Warner, the wife of ace Australian batter, David Warner, recently made shocking revelations over the lack of support from Cricket Australia towards Warner post the ball-tampering incident that occurred back in the South Africa tour in 2017.

Candice stated that David got no support from the board and was basically left to fend for himself after he got caught up in the ball-tampering saga. After Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera tampering with the ball and skipper Steve Smith and then vice-captain David Warner were stripped of their roles, the news of the scandal shook the cricket world.

Furthermore, after Candice’s allegations against Cricket Australia, she also came in support of her husband who had been dealing with a bad run of form in international cricket. She even opined that the 36-year-old has been singled out in catching the heat from the fans and the selectors. 

Following her comments,  the former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson came forward to give his take on the allegations. The 41-year-old opined that David Warner has been feeling the heat of the fans and the selectors due to his form.

"We’ve all appreciated Warner’s tremendous career as an opener and what he’s achieved. But that’s not what it’s about, his form has not been up to scratch for a while now. Warner even had his wife Candice defending him in her panel role on the TV show The Back Page this week," Johnson wrote in his latest column for The West Australia.

I hate that argument, Dennis Lillee would still be opening the bowling for Australia: Johnson

Mitchell Johnson also opined that despite Candice Warner's loyalty being admirable, if players were only judged for their past achievements, Ricky Ponting would still be playing for Australia alongside Dennis Lillee.

"Her loyalty might be admirable, but it was all a bit weird and cringey when she said if Dave doesn’t perform in that first Test, who do they bring in that’s better? I hate that argument. If players were only judged on their previous achievements, then Dennis Lillee would still be opening the bowling for Australia and Ricky Ponting would be batting at No. 3," Johnson wrote.