Mitchell Johnson statement on receiving an invitation to the award ceremony by Cricket Australia
Former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has expressed his surprise after receiving an invitation to the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards. This comes after Cricket Australia blocked two of his speaking engagements last week. On the decision to cancel his speaking arrangements, CA cited concern over his recent column targeting my teammates David Warner and George Bailey. Johnson had hit Warner over his heroes send-off and was also critical of Chief Selector Bailey for being biased in deciding the future of the opening batter.
Taking to Instagram, Johnson asked if Cricket Australia was serious about sending him the invitation to sabotage his speaking gigs during the ongoing test series against Pakistan.
"Is cricket in Australia serious? Last week, I was cancelled from two speaking engagements. This week I am invited to celebrate with them," the retired fast bowler posted a screenshot of the invitation on his Instagram story. He also embedded the song "Take the Power Back" by 'rage against the machine' in his post.