'My last resort': Warner's plea for missing baggy greens
David Warner has made a public plea for the return of his baggy greens after they went missing from his bag while being transported to Sydney before his final Test match.
In a post on Instagram, Warner said some of his possessions – including his Test caps – had gone missing on the eve of the SCG Test against Pakistan, which starts on Wednesday.
“This is my last resort to do this,” Warner said in a video on social media. “A couple of days ago, our bags got freighted via Qantas. We’ve gone through CCTV footage, they’ve got some blind spots apparently, we spoke to the Quay West Hotel who we absolutely trust and have gone through their cameras, no one’s come into our rooms.
“But unfortunately, someone has taken my backpack out of my actual luggage, which had my backpack and my girls’ presents in there, inside this backpack was my baggy greens. It’s sentimental to me, it’s something I would love to have back in my hands walking out there come this week. If it is the backpack you really wanted, I have a spare one here, you won’t get into trouble.
“Please reach out to Cricket Australia or myself via my social media and I’m happy to give this to you if you return my baggy greens.”
Meanwhile, Australia captain Pat Cummins has declared the start of “Warner Week” and hopes the veteran opener can score a hundred and take the match-winning wicket with a ripping leg-break out of the rough in front of a home SCG crowd.
David Warner has made a public appeal for the return of his baggy greens.Credit: Getty
Australia’s third Test against Pakistan is effectively a dead rubber, after victories in the previous two Tests for the hosts, but the impending retirement of Warner will add a sense of occasion to the first red ball fixture of the new year.
Cummins has confirmed Australia will field an unchanged XI for the Test, with all three fast bowlers backing up from a 79-run win in Melbourne.
“Yep, same XI as the first two Tests,” Cummins said at the SCG on Tuesday morning. “The weather looks pretty good this week and that’s not always the case in Sydney. I had a look yesterday and it looks good. The groundsman seems happy with where it’s at. It looks like decent coverage of grass, so it should be a good week ahead.”
After months of speculation about his place in the team, Warner will get the home send-off he dearly wanted after scores of 164, 0, 38 and six this summer.
Pat Cummins and David Warner.Credit: Getty Images
A Warner hundred would be a fitting end to a stellar career, but Cummins joked he might even let him bowl with the game on the line.
“Best-case scenario is a hundred and maybe a leg-spinner to take the last wicket of the game out of the rough,” Cummins said with a grin.
“Just a fantastic turnout here, which I’m sure it will be with everyone behind him. If he could score some runs and go off in style with a few fours and sixes, I think that’d be a pretty fitting end. ‘Warner Week’ has started.
“We spend a lot of time on the road and it can be monotonous, but with Davey it never is. There is always something going on. He always brings plenty of energy to the group. If the group is a little low on energy, he ramps it up a bit and gets us up and going.”
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Cummins said the SCG Test would hold even greater meaning for his family this year after the death of his mother Maria in March to breast cancer.
“It’s always a special Test being a home Test but the pink Test always has a special place in the heart of our family, and this year even more so,” Cummins said.
“I have a couple of aunties who volunteer on day three. We’ve spent many days here, even when I’m not playing, dressed in pink and supporting the day. I think it’s going to be special.”
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