What Quinton said to Whiner

DAVID Warner has broken his silence on the sledge that sparked his confrontation with South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock in a stairwell in Durban.

Warner’s teammates had to restrain the Aussie vice-captain as players from both sides made their way to their dressing rooms during a break in play in the first Test.

Warner claims he was on the end of a “vile” comment about his wife Candice Falzon which left him no option but to stick up for his family.

“I cop it left, right and centre, especially off the field from spectators and I’m used to that and it doesn’t bother me,” Warner said.

“But in a proximity of my personal space and from behind me, a comment that was vile and disgusting about my wife, and in general about a lady, was quite poor, I felt.

“My emotional response was just something that I don’t believe should have been said and I’ll always stick up for my family and in that case my teammates as well.”

Warner slammed de Kock’s cowardly act, accusing him of saying his below-the-belt sledge then trying to pretend as if nothing ever happened.

“I would have liked him to actually say the comment a little bit louder instead of just muttering it under his breath next to me and Tim Paine and then walking up the stairs and saying, ‘I didn’t say anything’ as soon as the rest of his team came out,” Warner said.

“At the end of the day, we’re all men and if you’re going to say something you look at someone in the eye and say it.”

The opening batsmen denied suggestions from the Proteas camp he or any other Australians got personal in their sledging of de Kock. Asked if de Kock’s sister was mentioned during the game, Warner said: “No, I did not say that.”

Read: The moment Warner explodes

Read: Warner calls de Kock a “f***ing sook”
Warner’s teammates stepped in to cool the fire.

Warner’s teammates stepped in to cool the fire.Source:AAP
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The 31-year-old is free to play in the second Test in Port Elizabeth where he hopes there won’t be a repeat of the “downright disgusting” comments made in the series opener, which Australia won by 118 runs.

“I can’t see anyone else make comments the way he made them, which were outright disgusting,” Warner said. “As I said, it’s a thing you wouldn’t say about any lady, especially someone’s wife or a player’s wife.”

Warner was charged with a Level 2 offence for bringing the game into disrepute and was slapped with three demerit points and fined 75 per cent of his match fee from the first Test.

But he pointed to his good behaviour over the past couple of years as proof he hasn’t crossed the line on the field in the way he’s accused de Kock of.

“You guys (the media) have seen the past 18-24 months how I conduct myself on the field,” Warner said. “What happened the other day was not appropriate and I responded a tad emotionally.

“But I think I’ve been fantastic the last 18-24 months.

“I play with aggression on the field and I try not to cross that line and it has been in the past that I have sort of been fiery.

“But I don’t think whatsoever there on the field that I have ever crossed that line.

“That’s how I play my cricket; I live by the sword and die by the sword.

“I’ll keep playing with that energy and making sure I am the voice in the team to keep our guys motivated on the field, that’s for sure.”

Read: ‘Blatant’ lies in sledging storm
David Warner wanted to defend his family.

David Warner wanted to defend his family.Source:News Corp Australia
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Warner’s comments come after unseen footage emerged that showed the moment he exploded at the Proteas wicketkeeper. Warner called de Kock a “f***ing sook” as they left the field and the new video shows what happened before the two started climbing the stairs.

Warner turned on his heels after hearing the comment about his wife and it was then Paine stepped in to hold him back.

De Kock was charged with a Level 1 breach. Coach Ottis Gibson was adamant his No. 7 should not have been slapped with any punishment.

“We’re appealing the Level 1 (charge) because we think that Quinny didn’t do anything,” Gibson said.

“Quinny wasn’t aggressive, I think you saw some footage and the footage showed Quinny walking up the stairs and somebody else being restrained and then Quinny gets a Level one. That didn’t seem fair.

“There’s one guy walking up the stairs going back to his dressing room (de Kock), there’s another guy having to be restrained (Warner). If I’m walking trying to get to my dressing room and somebody is being restrained how can you fine me for something?

Typical Aussie, gives it and as soon as he gets something back, he cries about it. Just like Glenn McGrath. 

Makes the 2nd test tasty at least.

@AgPleez,

in fairness, if you are referring to McGrath vs Sarwan, that was a diffirent kettle of fish.

Sarwan made remarks to McGrath about his deceased wife who had succumbed to cancer.

Lets not even go there!

Not the Sarwan one, the Zimbabwe batsmen

McGrath asked him 'why are you so fat?'

He replied 'because every time i **** your wife, she gives me a biscuit'

Pretty quick witted.

Sarwan's sledge was long before McGrath's wife fell ill to cancer.

Nope, the fat due to shagging your wife thing was Brandes and McGrath.

Anyway Beeno...WTF guy? Did you really say that stuff man?

Cumon, we all like sledging our opposition fans but if you made those comments after the earthquakes then shame on you man.

I've always thought your slating the kiwis was abit o overboard but still tongue in cheek. The above is just malicious.

Sies.

First up Quointon DeKock should never have attacked another mans family and I am sure he regretted it immediately.

Having said that Warner has a long history of constantly abusing players with derogatory ,humourless garbage and its understandable that even a quiet decent sort of bloke like De Kock will eventually snap after 2 hours of non stop abuse from a dipshit like Warner .

Warners missus should give him a damn good smacking for constantly bringing her past back under scrutiny with his moronic behaviour ,he knows that his weakness has been exposed to all and sundry yet still brings shit down upon his missus.

never been a fan of Aussie cricketers and their boorish garbage ,arrogant in victory sooky,sulky shitheads in defeat .The worst I ever witnessed was at the Adelaide oval when Dennis lillee brushed aside  little kids seeking his autograph and telling them to "fuck off" after he got hammered on the pitch.

Yes Mr Plum beenos vile comments about the Christchurch earthquake made him shit forever more far as I am concerned especially as my Niece and her twins were caught right in the middle of it when the cathedral tower nearly landed on them ,whenever one of our rugby people dies such as Lomuh he never has anything other than some slimy put down .If any Kiwis were to do the same over a disaster or death in SA I would give them a smacking or as near to it as the internet allows its just not on .

Explains my hatred of the git .

No problem Chippo you're are right. Sarwan however, was not aware of Jane's illness and McGrath in his own words regretted his comment and it sounds like they apologized to each and had a chat like decent men over a few drinks.

@WD

Indeed man. If Warner cared that much about her he'd know what the lesser of two evils would be.

So many guys wanna have a bust up and use someone else's pride as the reason.

It just ends up looking like over the top virtue signaling.