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'Will miss you Davey' - Fans react as David Warner set to play his farewell Test series against Pakistan

Warner has represented Australia in 109 Tests and has scored 8487 runs at an average of 44.33.

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David Warner (Source: Twitter)

David Warner (Source: Twitter)

Australia will host Pakistan for a three-match Test series, with the first match scheduled to kick-start on Thursday, December 14. This is a crucial series for both the teams in the 2023-25 ​​World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and at the same time, a special one for Australia's David Warner. One of the greatest openers of all time is all set to say goodbye to the longer format of the game.

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Just as he wanted to end his Test career in Sydney, his home ground, Warner is set to have a farewell match at the SCG in the final Test of the series against Pakistan. The first Test will be played in Perth, followed by the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne (Dec 26- Dec 30) and the New Year Test in Sydney (Jan 03- Jan 07). 

The southpaw has represented Australia in 109 Tests and has scored 8487 runs at an average of 44.33. With over 25 hundreds and 36 half-centuries, the 37-year-old has been a huge asset for the Kangaroos in the red-ball cricket. He has not been at his best in the format in recent times but will be aiming to draw the curtains on his illustrious Test career on a high note. 

Mitchell Johnson opposes giving a "hero's send-off" for Warner 

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As Australia prepares for their veteran cricketer's farewell Test, former pacer Mitchell Johnson has voiced his opposition by raising the infamous 'Sandpaper Gate' scandal. Johnson pointed out that a player involved in one of the biggest scandals in cricket history did not deserve a "hero's send-off". He also mentioned Warner's poor stats with the bat in the longer format of the game.

"As we prepare for David Warner's farewell series, can somebody please tell me why? Why a struggling Test opener gets to nominate his own retirement date? And why a player at the center of one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history warrants a hero's send-off?," Johnson wrote in his column for The West Australian.

"It's the ball-tampering disgrace in South Africa that many will never forget. Although Warner wasn't alone in Sandpaper Gate, he was at the time a senior member of the team and someone who liked to use his perceived power as a 'leader'," he added. 

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Here's how fans reacted: 

 

 

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