David Warner destroys England with Matildas comment

David Warner and Aussie teammates have been spitting fire at England with some prickly barbs ahead of the Matildas’ World Cup showdown.

Australian batsman David WarnerPhoto by William WEST / AFP.

Australia’s rivalry with England is about to move on from the greatest Ashes series of the modern era to one of the biggest sporting events the country has ever seen.

But our cricketers aren’t moving on quite as quickly from the chaotic events of the five-Test epic last summer.

Posting a good luck message to the country’s inspirational women’s soccer heroes, under-fire Aussie opener David Warner reserved a cheeky dig for his English rivals — and the umpires — from the series’ final stanza.

As Australia desperately tried to bat out the last day of the final Test at the Oval, a controversial change of ball to one that appeared to be newer, sparked a run of England wickets.

It helped them level the heated series at 2-2.

And Warner hasn’t forgotten.

“An early good luck to the @TheMatildas,” Warner posted on X (formerly Twitter).

“Just keep an eye out in case the Poms ask to change the ball.”

Australian batsman David Warner was spitting fire on social media. Photo by William WEST /AFP.

The post was also accompanied by three laughing emojis and in a bid to refuel the Ashes fire, the veteran cricketer tagged notorious England supporter group The Barmy Army.

The sledge was reposted more than 60 times inside half-an-hour.

Usman Khawaja twice questioned the umpires about the new ball during the Fifth Test and Aussie legend Ricky Ponting was furious.

Khawaja also couldn’t help taking a swipe at the Old Enemy — and he did so in brutal fashion in referencing the notorious adidas Jabulani ball from the 2010 World Cup. The official match ball for the South African tournament swung more than a tennis ball wrapped with electric tape on one side.

🤣🤣 they going to go with the 2010 "Jubulani" ball ⚽ https://t.co/srXvK7DBII

— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) August 15, 2023

England and the Matildas meet for the first time ever in a competitive fixture in Sydney on Wednesday night, a World Cup semifinal already touted to be among the biggest sporting events in Australia’s history.

Neither country has won the World Cup before, although England are the reigning European champions.

Warner is among the first of what is expected to be a long line of celebrity well-wishers, with some of the country’s biggest names getting around the team in the wake of its quarterfinal win over France.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese, actors Rebel Wilson and Hugh Jackman, former Australia of the Year Dylan Allcott and football teams from across the country were among those to share their support after the dramatic penalty shoot-out.

— This story originally appeared on perthnow.com.au and has been republished with permission