Warner, who retired from Test cricket earlier this 12 months after a distinguished profession spanning 112 Tests, stated he would even be prepared to play in New South Wales’ subsequent Sheffield Shield match to show his readiness.
Former Australian opener David Warner has revealed that he’s prepared to reverse his retirement from Test cricket if Australia name on him to fill a emptiness on the high of the batting order for the upcoming series towards India. Warner, who retired from Test cricket earlier this 12 months after a distinguished profession spanning 112 Tests, stated he would even be prepared to play in New South Wales’ subsequent Sheffield Shield match to show his readiness.
Warner made it clear that his supply was severe, denying any suggestion that his feedback had been made in jest. “I’m always available, just got to pick up the phone,” Warner advised Code Sports. “I’m always dead serious. Honestly, if they really needed myself for this series, I’m more than happy to play the next Shield game and go out there and play.”
The 37-year-old, broadly considered one of Australia’s best openers, retired final summer time after scoring 8,786 runs and 26 centuries, together with a career-best 335 not out. However, with key gamers like Cameron Green coping with harm and Steve Smith returning to the No. 4 spot after a quick opening stint, Warner believes Australia may have to revisit their opening choices.
“I did retire for the right reasons to finish the game, and I wanted to finish. But my hand is up if they desperately need someone. I’m not going to shy away from that,” Warner stated, including that he had cheekily messaged each Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald and chief selector George Bailey in regards to the scenario. “I’ve spoken to Torch (McDonald) and his answer back to me was, ‘you retired,’” Warner laughed. “I don’t think he wants to give me the pleasure of him saying, ‘can you come back?’”
The timing of Warner’s declaration comes amid rising uncertainty about Australia’s opening mixture. Young skills like Sam Konstas, who impressed with back-to-back centuries for New South Wales in his Sheffield Shield debut, are being mentioned as potential future choices, however Victoria’s Marcus Harris stays the one established candidate to rating a century this season. Other contenders similar to Cameron Bancroft and Matthew Renshaw have but to make a powerful case.
Warner additionally supplied his ideas on how Australia might restructure their batting lineup. He urged that the group won’t want a conventional opener to fill the spot he vacated. Instead, Warner floated the thought of Marnus Labuschagne, Australia’s present No. 3, stepping up to open the batting.
“It doesn’t necessarily have to be an opener,” Warner stated. “I think you can have someone else come in and bat three, and Marnus could open. Is Nathan McSweeney (who scored 37 and 72 for South Australia) a good enough player to come in and bat three? There are options.”
Warner expressed optimism in regards to the potential of 19-year-old Konstas, however he additionally famous that it could be too quickly to contemplate him a long-term resolution. “Konstas can definitely in time be that long-term opening batsman. But I think you still have to see a little bit more,” Warner added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from IANS)
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