David Warner’s plea to public after backpack containing baggy greens goes missing

David Warner has suffered a shock setback ahead of his final Test and launched an impassioned plea to the public as a last resort.

David Warner’s preparations for his final Test match have been rocked, with the veteran revealing on social media that a backpack containing his baggy green has gone missing.

It’s unclear when it happened, but Warner says it went missing some time in transit after the team left Melbourne for Sydney following the second Test.

The backpack contained his baggy green as well as presents for his daughters, with Warner launching an impassioned plea and promising not to get the perpetrator in trouble if they own up.

“Unfortunately, this is my last resort to do this, but a couple of days ago our bags got freighted via Qantas,” he said.

“We’ve gone through CCTV footage. They’ve got some blind spots apparently. We’ve spoken to the Quay West Hotel who we absolutely trust, and we’ve gone through their cameras and no one has come into our rooms.

“Unfortunately, someone has taken my backpack out of my actual luggage which had my backpack and my girls’ presents in there.

“Inside this backpack were my baggy greens. That’s sentimental to me and it’s something I’d love to have back in my hands walking out there come this week.

“If it’s the backpack that you really wanted, I have a spare one here. You won’t get in trouble.

Warner’s treasured baggy greens have been stolen. Picture by Michael Klein

Warner will play his last at the SCG. Picture: Richard Dobson

“Please reach out to Cricket Australia or me via social media. I’m happy to give this to you if you return my baggy greens.”

Schapelle Corby, who was convicted in 2005 for smuggling marijuana into Indonesia, commented on the video: “Qantas ! Well do I have a story for you” with a mind blown emoji.

Corby was of course referencing her claim that the marijuana was placed in her bag while it was flown from Brisbane to Sydney, where it was loaded onto a Qantas flight to Denpasar.

Followers described Corby’s joke on Warner’s video as a “god tier comment”.

Schapelle Corby with an all-time comment under David Warner’s instagram post about his lost baggy greens. #AUSvPAKpic.twitter.com/ddAnCY80qo

— Lachlan McKirdy (@LMcKirdy7) January 2, 2024

It’s the last thing the 37-year-old would have wanted ahead of his final Test match against Pakistan at the SCG, which skipper Pat Cummins has dubbed “Warner Week”.

Warner announced on Monday that he had also retired from the ODI side following the World Cup win in India, and he now has the chance for a perfect farewell at his home ground to end a Test career in which he has scored the fifth-most runs for his country despite being written off early on as someone too aggressive for red-ball cricket.

“I think everyone will think of him in their own way,” Cummins said.

Schapelle Corby left an all-time comment on Warner’s post.

“Personally, I think of him when he first came on the scene and really changed Test cricket.

He was striking at over 70, which is unheard of, especially for an opening batter averaging 40 or 50.

“That’s the Davey I remember – walking out there and taking the game away from the

opposition in the space of an hour or two and doing it for over a decade.

“His longevity is something that gets overlooked. Just the bulk of cricket he’s played over the last 12-13 years is pretty much more than anyone else in the world. Every time he walks out there, he’s competitive and ready to go.

“Just a champion of Australian sport. Hopefully, he gets a good send off this week.”

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