Michael Jones of Scotland responds to Josh Hazlewood’s contentious remark, saying, “Let David Warner open the bowling.”

Josh Hazlewood, an Australian pacer, made a contentious comment after Australia crushed Namibia by nine wickets. He suggested that the squad would lose to Scotland in their next game, which would eliminate England from the T20 World Cup 2024. Following a lot of hype around the statement, it was revealed that Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh would miss two matches if ICC inspectors found his team guilty of tampering with the match result.

Opening player Michael Jones said the team was laughing while watching it live, so Scotland isn’t worried about Hazlewood’s remark. The 26-year-old said that he is aware of the rivalry between Australia and England and that it won’t bother him if David Warner starts the Kangaroos’ bowling attack. Jones also made a joke about how he doesn’t know any Australian players but is willing to help out.

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“I laughed while I watched it live. in whichever manner it may manifest. Australia and England have a fierce rivalry; if Australia chooses to play it that way, then good times ahead. Perhaps open the bowling with David Warner or something. I don’t know any Australian players, but it would be beneficial if we could talk and work things out,” the BBC cited Jones as saying.

They will undoubtedly arrive in full force: Michael Jones

Jones is aware that, despite Hazlewood’s remarks, Australia might ultimately show up with all guns blazing. He said that in order to win the game and finally eliminate the background noise, the players would do everything in their power.

“The Australians are known for their intense work ethic, so I have no doubt that they will charge right in. In an effort to win the game, we’ll try our best to ignore any background noise and avoid becoming overly distracted by it. That being said, I watched the Hazelwood interview when [former captain] Tim Paine stated that they should field half a side and that you should always have the goal of achieving a result no matter how it presents itself. We simply want to proceed,” Jones remarked.