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“He can make a generic comment, but I think when you get personal like that, you cross the line on how players treat each other, and the respect they should have”

Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that opening batsman David Warner’s comments about England batsman Jonathan Trott being “pretty poor and pretty weak” were “out of order”.

Just a few days after Warner made those comments, Trott surprised everyone by pulling out of the Ashes and returning home with a stress-related illness.

“I think Dave Warner’s comments were out of order,” Waugh said on the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust website. “I don’t believe you should comment on someone else personally on the opposition.

“He can make a generic comment, but I think when you get personal like that, you cross the line on how players treat each other, and the respect they should have.

“So I didn’t agree with Dave’s comments, having said that, he probably did smell a bit of fear in the England opposition players.

“Unfortunately for Jonathan Trott, it was a personal issue, and you don’t want to keep going on about that.

“You just want him to get better and get well. So I think that hopefully has been put behind in that last Test match, and won’t be brought up again.”

Waugh added that Australia should also be concentrating on their batting and bowling instead of their sledging.

“They’re playing well, so they don’t need to do so much talking out there now,” he said.