‘Don’t champ me, mate’: Warner’s final insult to Sydney Thunder younger gun

Champ or be champed.

Sydney Thunder teen Ollie Davies discovered that the arduous manner when he went out to bat all over the BBL derby on the SCG on Saturday night time.

Chasing the Sydney Sixers’ overall of 187, the Thunder had been in hassle early, dropping two fast wickets as Matthew Gilkes and Blake Nikitaras departed cost effectively.

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Davies walked out to sign up for opener David Warner on the crease, however he used to be greeted with the phrase no cricketer desires to listen to.

Warner mentioned: “How are you champion?”, to which Davies instantly fired again, “Hiya don’t champ me mate.”

“Don’t champ me mate,” Warner repeated, guffawing at his teammate’s request.

The Australian Take a look at opener then gave his incoming batting spouse a couple of phrases of recommendation concerning the SCG pitch, which used to be proving tough to bat on.

“When he dug it within the wicket, I assumed I had at all times on the earth and I simply swung via it,” Warner defined.

“It’s simply preserving (within the pitch) a fragment mate, it most likely ain’t going to price you.

“Complete face (of the bat). Pass rock celebrity.”

The hilarious change used to be picked up by way of the Fox Cricket mics and Warner’s deadly use of “champion” and “rock celebrity” on his more youthful teammate didn’t pass omitted by way of the commentators.

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Fox Cricket’s Mark Howard mentioned: “Dropped a champion on him and he didn’t revel in it!”

Mark Waugh added: “Champion and rock celebrity. Couple of excellent mixtures early on for younger Ollie Davies.”

As for the sport itself, Davies used to be out quickly after for 2 and Warner topscored for the Thunder with simply 16 as they collapsed to be all our for 62, giving the Sixers a 125-run victory.

Previous, Steve Smith smashed his 2d BBL century in every week to assist the Sixers put up an impressive overall of 187.

Smith bludgeoned the Thunder’s bowlers to all portions of the SCG and taken up his hundred with an enormous six.

He reached triple figures off 56 balls, completing 125 no longer out (66 balls) in a sensational innings that featured 9 sixes.

Smith and captain Moises Henriques (45 no longer out off 46 balls) blended for a 155-run partnership — the best possible of the Sixers’ season.

Mark Waugh mentioned on Fox Cricket: “He’s simply put an absolute hospital right here this night … some form of show this night.

“He’s become the Hulk this night.”

“I’m speechless,” Moises Henriques mentioned.

“That used to be implausible. A few of the ones photographs, I used to be status up the opposite finish simply gobsmacked.”

Remarkably, the explosive knock used to be Smith’s 2d Large Bash century within the area of every week, following his hundred within the Sixers’ win over the Adelaide Strikers in Coffs Harbour.

Ahead of his go back to the magenta, a male Sixers participant had by no means made a century within the historical past of the Large Bash. Now they’ve two, each courtesy of Smith.