Former pacer Mitchell Johnson has expressed his shock after receiving an invite to the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards. This comes after Cricket Australia (CA) blocked two of his talking engagements final week. On the choice to cancel his talking preparations, CA had cited considerations over his latest column targetting former teammates David Warner and George Bailey. Johnson had hit out Warner over his ‘heroes ship off’ and was additionally essential of chief selector Bailey for being biased in deciding the opening batter’s future.

Taking to Instagram, Johnson requested if Cricket Australia was severe for sending him the invitation, having sabotaged his talking gigs amid the continuing Test sequence towards Pakistan.

“Is Cricket Australia serious? Last week I was canceled from 2 speaking engagements. This week I’m invited to celebrate with them,” the retired quick bowler posted a screenshot of the invitation on his Instagram story. He additionally embedded the music ‘Take the Power Back’ by ‘Rage Against The Machine’ in his put up.

After his scathing assault at Warner, Johnson had taken a contemporary goal on the Australia opener regardless of his century within the first Test agaisnt Pakitan at Perth.

Johnson, who earlier stated that Warner ‘would not warrant a hero’s sendoff’, feels issues might’ve gone both approach for Warner who recieved a lifeline ealry within the first innings, earlier than occurring to make a 164.

Warner did go on to register an enormous first inning rating however was dismissed for a duck within the second innings. Johnson made certain he highlighted the actual fact as he focused his former opener once more.

“On day one of the first Test against Pakistan Warner rode his luck early on – and it could have gone either way – and you take that and he went on to make 164,” Johnson wrote for the West Australian.

“He did what he was paid to do in the first innings before Saturday’s duck in the second innings,” Johnson stated on Day 3 of the Test match.