‘Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions’ - Nick Hockley reflects on David Warner-Mitchell Johnson feud

The ongoing spat between David Warner and former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson has taken the cricket world by storm. Johnson came forward to state that after his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in 2018, David Warner does not deserve a hero’s send-off from Test cricket.

The former pacer’s comments did not sit well with many cricketers, and the CEO of Cricket Australia, Nick Hockley, came forward to give his take regarding the ongoing feud between the two Australian cricket stalwarts. Hockley opined that the Australian side prefers to give their answers on the pitch rather than on social media.

Australia are all set to face off against Pakistan in a three-match Test series at home on December 14, and Hockley stated that the side will do their talking on the pitch.

"A fair amount has been said, and everyone’s entitled to their own opinions. I think what you’ve seen over this year and the last two years is the current men’s team in all formats playing with great spirit. The success of the World Cup is being hailed as arguably the greatest World Cup victory out of the six to beat India in India. I know that this team really wants to do its talking on the pitch," Hockley was quoted as saying by India Today.

We saw how competitive these two teams are: Hockley

Furthermore, Nick Hockley also talked about how competitive the upcoming Test series between Australia and Pakistan is going to be. He spoke about his experience touring Pakistan and how passionate the fans are.

"We saw how competitive these two teams are when we toured Pakistan, last March. We’ve seen the passion of Pakistan fans not just on that tour, but when they made it to the final here in the T20 World Cup last year, they had incredible support. We would love for as many of the Pakistan fans that are living here in Australia to come out in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney," Hockley concluded.