Chairman of selectors George Bailey believes David Warner’s aggressive opening type is irreplaceable for Australia because the veteran fights to save lots of his Test profession.
Already underneath strain and off form coming into the three-match sequence in opposition to South Africa, Warner was eliminated for a golden duck and three by Proteas spearhead Kagiso Rabada throughout the two-day Gabba Test.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes his bowlers have produced “mental scars” within the minds of Warner and Australia’s prime order.
Rabada took Warner’s wicket 4 instances throughout the controversial 2018 sequence in South Africa, and his dominance of the 36-year-old has continued nearly 5 years on.
The 27-year-old firebrand supplied a blunt “no comment” when requested after the Gabba Test if he believed he had Warner’s measure.
Warner’s opening companion Usman Khawaja mentioned final week there have been “no David Warners out there” within the Sheffield Shield, and pleaded for selectors to stick with the left-hander.
Bailey mentioned Warner had modified how the red-ball format was performed.
“I think the way Davey plays, I don’t think that’s going to be replaced,” he mentioned.
“I don’t think we’ll be looking to replace David Warner, but I think we’ve got some strong candidates waiting in the wings to bat at the top of the order for Australia.”
Bailey mentioned it was onerous to learn a lot into the type of any batter after 34 wickets tumbled in two days in Brisbane, making it the shortest Test on Australian soil in 91 years.
“David would be the first to say this, he’d like a few more runs and to be contributing a bit more, knowing the importance of that role at the top of the order,” he mentioned.
“But (I have) full confidence that will come.”
Warner has not made a Test century since January 2020, and did not go 50 in opposition to the battling West Indies throughout large wins in Perth and Adelaide.
He has made 7922 runs at a mean of 45.22 with 24 centuries as he prepares to play his a centesimal Test on Boxing Day.
