AUS vs ENG: David Warner breaks silence on nearly entering Oman dressing room after receiving ugly send-off during T20 WC match

Veteran Australian opener David Warner provided fans and commentators with a moment of light-hearted confusion during an entertaining clash between Australia and Oman in Barbados in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Australia began their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a dominant victory over Oman, and this game turned out to be a special one for Warner. During the match, Warner surpassed Aaron Finch to become Australia's highest run scorer in T20 format by scoring an impressive 56 runs against Oman.

However, Warner's performance on the field wasn't the only highlight of the Australia versus Oman encounter in Barbados. After being dismissed by Kaleemullah in the 19th over and receiving an ugly send-off, a visibly frustrated left-handed batter mistakenly began walking towards the Oman National Cricket Team dressing room instead of his own.

Realizing his mistake halfway through, Warner quickly corrected his path and headed towards the Australian cricket team’s dressing room, much to the amusement of everyone watching.

Watch David Warner's blunder in Barbados:

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This hilarious incident was captured in real-time, providing a memorable and amusing moment to the cricket world amidst the intense on-field actions in the T20 World Cup 2024 clash between Australia and Oman.

Now, ahead of Australia’s next T20 World Cup 2024 clash against England on June 8, Warner has opened up about his hilarious blunder during their last match against Oman. The senior opener admitted that his blunder was simply a result of pure exhaustion.

I was exhausted: David Warner

David Warner told reporters: “I did not even notice. I was exhausted. So, I did not even think about it. I did not even know what was happening. I thought someone was calling me back.”

Warner downplayed the threat posed by the England fast bowlers Mark Wood and Jofra Archer ahead of their T20 World Cup 2024 clash at the Kensington Oval, Barbados. He added, “You just have to use their pace. Test cricket they set different fields, different balls. In Twenty20 cricket, you only have to get half an edge on it and it can go. So, there’s a fair difference.”

This T20 World Cup 2024 clash between the Ashes rivals would be certainly an exciting contest, as Australia will be aiming to continue their winning momentum in the tournament, while England will look to register their first win after their last game ended in a no result against Scotland.

England and Australia are slotted in Group B and they are currently placed in the fourth and second spots respectively. Scotland is currently leading the group table with three points from two games in the tournament so far and now Australia-England would like to move up in the standings.

Notably, England holds a slight advantage in the overall T20I head-to-head record against Australia, with 11 wins to Australia's 10. This record includes victories in their last two T20 World Cup meetings, in 2010 and 2021.