David Warner's baggy green located as Usman Khawaja reveals truth about teammate

David Warner has revealed his missing baggy green cap has been located after an emotional public plea before the SCG Test. The veteran Aussie cricket star, who is playing in his final Test match, took to social media earlier this week to call for the iconic cap to be returned.

Warner said his baggy greens had been taken from his Australian bag while the team was in transit from Melbourne to Sydney for the series finale. He was forced to wear a new cap on the first day of the Test against Pakistan, but on Friday morning he revealed that the two baggy greens he previously wore were back in his possession.

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"It's a load off my shoulders going into the last couple of days," Warner said. "Any cricketer knows how special their cap is and I'll cherish this for the rest of my life.

"I'm very grateful to all those involved in locating it, the Qantas team, the freight company, the hotel and our own team management. I really appreciate it so thank you all."

He previously said: "Unfortunately somebody has taken my backpack out of my luggage which had my backpack and my girls' presents in there. Inside this backpack was my baggy green.

"It's sentimental to me. It's something I'd love to have in my hands walking out there this week. If it's the backpack you really wanted, I have a spare one here. You won't get into trouble."

Warner and Cricket Australia are still unsure of the movements of the backpack and baggy greens before they were found at the team hotel on Friday morning. CA said they'd done extensive searches and reviewed CCTV footage at multiple locations.

"It's a huge relief David's cap has been located and a big thank you to everyone who was involved in the search," Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said. "We really appreciate it."

Usman Khawaja reveals truth about David Warner

Meanwhile, Usman Khawaja has revealed how Warner never wanted to be portrayed as a villain of Australian cricket, but took on the role to protect his teammates. Warner was dismissed for 34 in the first innings on Thursday, caught at slip after edging a ball from spinning all-rounder Agha Salman.

He received a standing ovation from the SCG crowd in a sign the public opinion of the divisive opener might have changed. "This series he's batted beautifully," Khawaja said. "He just got a ripper of a ball today, which you just have to cop sometimes."

Warner earned the nickname "bull" for his relentless attack of opposition teams throughout his career - both with the bat and verbally. His approach epitomised the "win at all costs" mentally that Australian cricket had adopted before the sandpaper scandal of 2018 sparked widespread changes.

But Khawaja, who has known Warner since they were kids, said his opening partner never wanted to be cast as the pantomime villain. "For a long period of time there, he was in people's faces and doing stuff," Khawaja said of his fellow opener and friend.

"But that wasn't always Davey. He was also getting told to play a certain way, by the coaching staff, by people around certain points. He's such a team player, if you ask him to do something he'll do it for the team. That's the frustrating part when people come at him. He's always put himself second and put the team first."

Khawaja said he's been heartened by the way Warner has shown his true colours since returning from a one-year ban. "You've seen a very different Davey Warner since he's come back," he said.

"He's scored runs, he's done it his own way, he's played the game in a really good way. You can tell he's smiling a lot on the field, he's doing it Davey Warner's way, which has been really good to see in the last part of his career.

"It's really good to watch that people are getting around him because I believe he deserves it, I really do. We won't get to play again after this. It'll definitely be sad. Even talking about it right now, I think about the journey that we've been on and it gets quite emotional.

"But it's not the end of our lives or hopefully it's not. Hopefully we've got a lot more time spending together, on the golf course or commentating or whatever it might be. I'm sure there's some good times ahead."

with AAP

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