Like the childhood game where you are given hints about how close you are to the prize, we are getting ever so slightly warmer and Warner, here.
Not because of what David revealed in his presser, but because of what he didn’t say and most importantly what he refused to comment on.
It was a stunning way to present, given the two days he has had to be stage-managed and counseled. The other two sacrificial lambs presented almost immediately they landed back in Australia – this may be nothing more than a moot point though.
Seemingly every curly question that was raised this morning was met with “I am here today to take full responsibility for my role in what has happened.”
What exactly happened David? What was your role David? With whom did you share this role David?
Well I am here today to take full responsibility for my opinion that there are plenty of others that are equally able to answers the questions everyone wants answered – Dave’s not the one to answer these questions.
Perhaps there is a train of thought that if there is anyone else involved – it’s hard to imagine there aren’t more – then it is on them to out themselves, not a much-maligned teammate who doesn’t speak too well off the cuff.
Why does David have to out the others? This day, like most days, was all about David. Where was the outrage when Steven and Cameron didn’t implicate anyone else?
I don’t like David, but I really think he has been painted into a corner here. Now, I don’t think for a second that he doesn’t have a brush in-hand or that he isn’t a master-painter, but this is a big deal and surely there were more than three painters on the job.
Jame Sutherland is the man for me – he’s the one that should out the others, if they exist. Step up James – it’s your time to share with us the next verse – shine, or resign.
It seems quite unimaginable that there could be others still in South Africa who are involved, knowingly allowing these three players to cop 100 per cent of the heat on this. What a truly astonishing situation, if this is how it is.
So, while this press conference this morning left almost every question unanswered, it is comforting that David was there to take full responsibility for his role in what happened.
We may never know the answers to the other questions – let’s be ready for this. It’s not all about getting Warner. As we continue to focus solely on this angle, we are destined to only get colder and colder.
Cadfael
Roar Guru
Agree Anthony. Why does it have to be Warner to out any others involved? Why not ask the same of Smith and Bancroft. There are problems in the side and I think Lehmann was one of them but the problem is more i9n CA's corner than anywhere else. While standards have gone downhill over the past few years, where has CA been. Watching their tv contract monies coming in and the more succeesses on the field, the larger yv monies will be. So CA has turned a blind eye to what happens on the field in lieu of the monies to be gained.
Bamboo
Guest
I think its that bad that Sutherland has no option other than to hopefully BS his way through it, as the whole truth will cripple CA, and the end result would be his resignation anyway. Now they've gone so far down the "3 players, isolated incident" angle that they have to stick to it, despite persistant but justified questions from the press and public that point to the official narrative not being the 100% truth. I'm guessing the hands are tied for the "unaware" players, as although they feel sorry for Smith and his penalty, speaking up about what actually happened in defence of Smith would expose the fact that everyone at least had an awareness of what was going on. If it looks like a turd, and it smells like a turd it probably is a turd. Only a fool would taste it to see if it is a turd.