The ongoing criticism from Mitchell Johnson directed at David Warner remains a significant topic of discussion in Australian cricket. Ricky Ponting, the former captain, has stepped forward to mediate, urging both players to reconcile and refrain from making public statements. "I have to get in between these two guys at some stage ... I think I need to be the mediator and get them both in a room and let them have it out rather than playing it out in the media," Ponting told Sunrise on Thursday.