India, Oct. 13 -- Cricket is getting ready for one of its fiercest rivalries between Australia and England. The Ashes is around the corner, and the mind games around it have started. The former Australian batter, David Warner, has thrown down the gauntlet, delivering an attention-grabbing barb aimed squarely at England less than six weeks before the start of the series.

Speaking at the Kayo Sports and Fox Sports Summer of Cricket launch in Parramatta on Monday, the recently retired opener did not shy away from taking a cheeky dig at their arch-rivals while hinting that England prefer the narratives over the trophies.

"The Australian way because we are playing for the Ashes and they are playing for a moral victory," Warner said, before a...