Cricket's most successful twins, Steve and Mark Waugh, have slammed batsman David Warner for his 'weak' comments about England batsman Jonathan Trott, who left the Ashes due to a 'stress-related illness'.
England insists that neither Warner's comments nor Trott's poor performance in the first Ashes Test were the reasons for his sudden departure, and claimed that he had struggled with the problem throughout his career.
According to Telegraph.com.au, the Australian brothers are adamant that Warner was out of line when he called Trott 'weak' after the former South African fell cheaply twice to Mitchell Johnson during a bumper barrage at Brisbane's Gabba last week.
Stating that Warner sometimes 'talks before he thinks', Mark Waugh, who is a mentor to Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder, said that Warner should not put other players down as they all have a lot of ability, and advised him to just concentrate on his batting in order to improve himself and get more respect from other players.
Agreeing with his brother, former captain Steve Waugh, who has branded sledging as 'mental disintegration' said that a player should not comment on someone else personally on the opposition, adding that with a personal remark like that, Warner had crossed the line on how players treat each other, and the respect they should have.
The elder Waugh also said that he did not agree with Warner's comments that England's batsmen had 'scared eyes' while facing Johnson's short-pitched assault, although he believes that Warner probably 'smelled a bit of fear' in England.
However, the younger Waugh believes that Warner will learn from the episode after Trott went home at the end of the Test.
