David Warner withdraws bid to have lifetime captaincy ban revoked

In a lengthy Instagram post, Warner claimed the review panel wanted to conduct a public trial of me and what occurred during the third Test'

• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

David Warner will withdraw his bid to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted, accusing the independent panel conducting the review of wanting to publicly lynch him.

In a bombshell development on the eve of the Adelaide Test, Warner also claimed counsel assisting the review had made offensive and unhelpful comments about him during the initial process.