Warner torches Test cricket with ‘pathetic’ crowd swipe

Key points

• Former Australian opener David Warner has criticised poor crowds at South African Test matches, calling the situation pathetic. Posting on X, Warner questioned how Test cricket can be called the pinnacle of the game when few fans attend.
• According to Cricinfo statistics, fewer than 20,000 spectators watched the First Test in Durban across all five days.
• Images of empty seats also appeared during the Second Test in Gqeberha, where South Africa took control after a career-best 179 from captain Temba Bavuma.