SYDNEY: David Warner echoed his former Australia captain Steve Smith when he said he was “humbled” by the support he was getting as he serves a suspension for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.
Warner, who like Smith and Cameron Bancroft did not appeal the sanctions imposed by Cricket Australia after the incident in South Africa, has been spending time with his family as he works to put the controversy behind him.
“It is humbling and overwhelming,” said Warner in an interview to NT News. “Sometimes with our society something has to happen for the worst for people to come out and show a lot of support and I think I’ve learned a valuable lesson in this myself for the support I have been given to be on the front foot to help others.”
Warner, who has kept a low profile since he returned from South Africa, spent time playing cricket and interacting with children in Darwin. He said he was enjoying the break from the rigours of the professional circuit.
“I think the biggest thing for us has been when you are in a routine you can get caught in a bubble – cricket, hotels, packing your bags, coming home. You are not home for long,” he said.
“With an extended period of time you are in a good routine but then it is selfless – kids are a priority – so it’s daycare, swimming lessons, gymnastic lessons and then you get your quality time together as parents.
“I’ve missed that part until now where the kids run up to the gate saying, ‘Mummy and daddy are here’, and I am really enjoying and embracing that.”
