Overview
- England supporters group the Barmy Army posted a taunt during the Edgbaston Test that referenced David Warner’s ducks at Old Trafford (2019) and Hobart (2022) and also mocked Pakistan batter Saim Ayub for a pair of ducks.
- Warner replied on X with a statistical counter — “When was the last time I went 42 innings without a Test hundred?” — and added a joking swipe about English player curfews to reference recent disciplinary headlines.
- The Barmy Army answered by evoking Warner’s long rivalry with Stuart Broad, who dismissed Warner 17 times in red-ball cricket, and continued the light, ribbing tone with a Broad-themed jab.
- Coverage from multiple outlets treated the exchange as playful fan banter rather than a formal dispute, and there have been no team or governing-body responses to the posts.
- Warner’s status as a retired international (he left Test cricket in January 2024 with more than 8,500 runs and 26 centuries) shapes the exchange and highlights how social media keeps old on-field rivalries and off-field controversies in public view.