Warner was banned from taking over any leadership positions for his lifetime after the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal back in 2018. 4 years later, Warner hoped of being reconsidered as national side's skipper after an independent review. But on Wednesday, he announced his decision to withdraw his appeal, calling out the relevant panel for wanting to have a public hearing instead of a private one, as preferred by Warner and the board
The right-arm seamer, who was also handy with the bat, will depart along with all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne, Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Mohammad Nabi, and Sam Billings.
The 35-year-old left the field after pulling up sore from a sprinting effort during the powerplay, against Ireland and didn't return for the rest of the game. Matthew Wade took over as the team's skipper after the batter didn't return to the field.
A half-century from captain Aaron Finch followed by fiery bowling from bowlers helped Australia bundle out Ireland for 137 and clinch the 42-run victory in their Group 1, Super 12 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in Brisbane on Monday.
This match is crucial for both the sides as it will decide their future in the tournament. Both teams have won one match, lost one and have lost one match due to rain and have a total of three points. But on the basis of net run-rate, Ireland is in third place while defending champions Australia is in the fourth position
Devon Conway (92*) and Finn Allen (40) toyed with the Australian bowlers to post a mammoth 200/3 against Australia, setting up a challenging chase for the Aussie batters.