David Warner reacts to Mitchell Johnson's personal attack on him: 'It wouldn't be a summer without...'

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David Warner has finally reacted to the scathing attack from Mitchell Johnson in which he had taken potshots at the veteran opener and slammed Cricket Australia (CA) and selectors for giving him a hero's send-off.

Johnson had called Warner a struggling Test opener and highlighted his role in the ball-tampering scandal which brought massive disrepute to Australia cricket. Later, Johnson in his podcast had revealed that Warner had sent him quite a few personal things through a text message earlier this year.

Johnson said that Warner had sent him the text message after he countered Candice Warner's claim that there was no one in Australia to replace his husband as the Test team opener.

David Warner responds to Mitchell Johnson

Warner has now played down the comments from his former teammate, saying that everyone is entitled to their opinion and that the Australian Test summer would not be complete without a headline-worthy episode.

"It wouldn't be a summer without a headline, would it?" he said at the launch of Fox Cricket's summer coverage in Parramatta on Friday. "It is what it is. Everyone's entitled to their own opinions. Moving forward, we're looking forward to a nice Test over in the west."

Warner further credited his fighting spirt to the place where he grew and the upbringing given by his parents.

“I resonate with where I grew up. For me, it was a great upbringing with my parents, but it taught me everyday … to work hard. My parents ingrained that into me,” he said.

“When you get on to the world stage, you don’t realise what goes with that.there is a lot of media. A lot of criticism. But there are also a lot of positives. And i think what is more important is what you see today, people coming out here to support cricket, Australian cricket and cricket in general. It is fantastic.”

David Warner is set to retire from Test cricket following the third and final Test of the series at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Warner is harbouring ambitions to play in the T20 World Cup 2024.