Triple M Cricket’s Cal Ferguson believes Australia is not likely to drop opener David Warner, despite his twin failures at the hands of Stuart Broad at Headingley.
CAL FERGUSON SAYS AUSTRALIA WON’T DROP DAVID WARNER:
“Davey’s just really struggled for any sort of consistency,” Ferg said on Dead Set Legends with Tom Rockliff, Cal Ferguson and Thomo.
“[But] he’s got us away to a start in three of the six hits… from what i’ve seen over the last 6-12 months, I believe he’ll play the next test.
“And that might surprise some people, and a lot of people would disagree with that decision, [but] i can not see them leaving him out.”
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Despite scores of 4 and 1 in this Test — and getting caught nicking to slip off Broad in both innings — Ferg explained that Warner’s output in England had been good enough for him to keep being picked.
“That first innings at Lord’s, he made 66, got through the first session after we were sent in another green seamer,” Ferg said.
“That got us away… that really set our test match up, that first session.
“It could have gone either way, then he got us away in the second innings as well.
“I’m thinking off the back that, they’re gonna say he deserves another chance after missing out in this Test… I believe they’ll give him another test, rightly or wrongly.”
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Warner has made 141 runs in six innings in this Ashes, scoring at an average of 23.5 with a top score of 66.
Those numbers are an improvement on his 2019 form, when he made 95 runs at 9.5.
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